Bishop danced with a thumbscrew woman
Did a double-quick back flip and s lid across the f loor
The C atholic traffic flowed f reely 'cross the river
And fiddlestick fiddled quick o ut the front d oor
O h baby dumpling mama's in the back tree
If the bow breaks m ama might f all
L ittle sad and only b aby don't be lonely
M ama knows 'rithmatic knows h ow to take a f all
M ama knows 'rithmatic knows h ow to take a f all
A nd the kids are crying "F lapjacks make'em fat e arly in the mornin'
L ittle Jack grab your hat h ear the breakfast call
M uskrat bat a cat k ick him in the fireplace
There's s omeone in the kitchen blowing "Dinah" on their horn
There's s omeone in the kitchen blowing "D inah" like they're b orn
Well m averick daddy got one-eyed bridge
She glides like a monkey-mule k icking on the b ack slide
O ver hill over hill d addy don't you spill now
P apa got a switch stick he's p umping little B ill
P apa got a switch stick he's p umping little B ill
And B illy he's crying "T omahawk tomahawk d addy better duck now"
The M ohawks the Mohawks they're still o ut there in the woods
M onatuk Ocanuk r unnin' through my dreams now
With f ire on their fingertips and indian screams
With f ire on their fingertips and f eathers made of m oonbeams
(Instrumental)
Well early in the morning the cannoneer cried
"I s een the sailor's warning in the western sky"
Well m ountain man if you can c ut me down a fir tree
B ranches full of candlesticks for b aby and m e
A nd my darling cried she said "H oney the weathervane
Lately it's been p ointing the way to heaven
S catterbrains scatterbrains watch out where you f all
C hampagne champagne a round for all the o ld choir boys
They're b usting off the altar chasing Dinah through the hall
They're b ustin' off the altar chasing D inah through the h all
A nd the kids are crying "F lapjacks make'em fat e arly in the mornin'
L ittle Jack grab your hat h ear the breakfast call
M uskrat bat a cat k ick him in the fireplace
There's s omeone in the kitchen blowing "Dinah" on their horn
There's s omeone in the kitchen blowing "D inah" like they're b orn
(Instrumental)
A nd the kids are crying "F lapjacks make'em fat e arly in the mornin'
L ittle Jack grab your hat h ear the breakfast call
M uskrat bat a cat k ick him in the fireplace
There's s omeone in the kitchen blowing "Dinah" on their horn
There's s omeone in the kitchen blowing "D inah" like they're b orn