Ida Red

[Verse 1]

Light in the parlor, fire in the grate

Clock on the mantle says it gettin' too late

Curtains in the window, snowy white

[Incomprehensible] on Sunday night

[Chorus]

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red

[Verse 2]

Lamp on the table, picture on the wall

There's a pretty sofa and that ain't all

If I'm not mistaken I sure am right

Somebody else in the parlor tonight

[Chorus]

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red

[Verse 3]

Chicken in a bread pan pickin' out dough

Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no

Hurry up, boys, now, don't you be slow

Y'all in a girdle like you was awhile ago

[Chorus]

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red

[Verse 4]

My old mistress promised me

That when she died she'd set me free

But she lived so long that her head got bald

Took the notion not to die at all

[Chorus]

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red

[Verse 5]

Lights grow dim, fire's gettin' low

Somebody said it's time to go

I hear a whisper, gentle and light

Don't forget to come back Saturday night

[Chorus]

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red

Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red