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
Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red
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
Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red
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
Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red
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 the notion not to die at all
Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red
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
Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red
Went to bed last night, wasn't sleepy Wondering what time you came to me You broke my heart and left lonely Now I got nothing left but misery
Wondering if you have found another love Brings no consolation to my heart Now one of these days you'll be sorry (You know you will) That you filled my heart with misery (Let it swing)
One of these days you'll be sorry That you filled my heart with misery (Misery)
As I look at the letters that you wrote to me It's you that I am thinking of As I read the lines that to me were so sweet I remember our faded love I miss you darling more and more every day As heaven would miss the stars above With every heartbeat I still think of you And remember our faded love As I think of the past and all the pleasures we had As I watch the mating of the dove It was in the springtime when you said goodbye I remember our faded love I miss you darling more and more every day As heaven would miss the stars above With every heartbeat I still think of you And remember our faded love
As I look at the letters that you wrote to me It's you that I am thinking of As I read the lines that to me were so sweet I remember our faded love I miss you darling more and more every day As heaven would miss the stars above With every heartbeat I still think of you And remember our faded love As I think of the past and all the pleasures we had As I watch the mating of the dove It was in the springtime when you said goodbye I remember our faded love I miss you darling more and more every day As heaven would miss the stars above With every heartbeat I still think of you And remember our faded love