bluesman

I want a little girl
to call my own
she may not look
like a picture in a storybook
but if she can cook
shell suit me to a T
she dont have to wear her hair
or wear fancy clothes
I wouldnt even care
if she didnt wear nylon hose
I want a little girl
to fall in love with me

I Want A Little Girl
(Mencher/Moll)
Ray Charles on Atlantic, 1950s


I want a little girl
to call my own
but unlike Ray Charles
I dont care if she can cook
I want a little girl
who dances with well-greased ball bearings in her hips
in black leather too small for her tattoos
a little girl with rich parents and a 63 Falcon
a Betsey Johnson girl with a Betty Page do
who calls me sugar
and tells me when Im out of tune
who shoots pool better than me
dont get high all the time
and handles my albums by the edges
I want a little girl
who every once in a while
at least pretends to care