Jeannie C Riley Run Jeannie Run Lyrics

Run Jeannie Run Lyrics

I was born a way back in the hills in a shack the oldest child of ten



On one hot and sultry day mama got sick and passed away



Givin' birth to baby brother Ben



I stood there and I cried as I watched my mama die



I guess I was too young to understand



Papa didn't shed a tear or even really seemed to care



I thought it was because he was a man



When mama was laid to rest pa said Jeannie do your best



I'm leavin' but I won't be gone long



The town was many miles away where papa seemed to wanna stay



So soon after mama had gone



Then it was work Jeannie work Jeannie work Jeannie work



The hard times had just begun



Yes it's work Jeannie work Jeannie work Jeannie work for Jeannie there was no
fun



Papa started drinkin' wine and chasin' women all the time



And livin' off the fat of the land



We children did the best we could milked the cows and chopped the wood



And ate what mama left us canned



One day the sheriff walked in to notify the next of kin papa was run over by a
train



It had been almost a year since papa left us here we were sorry but really felt
no pain



The sheriff said that day children can't live this way



Said he'd send someone to take us into town



That night I said goodbye my little brothers and sisters cried



But I ran away so far I'd not be found



And now it's run Jeannie run Jeannie run Jeannie run Jeannie's gonna find some
fun



Yeah it's run Jeannie run Jeannie run Jeannie run run and find you some fun