Sweet Rhode Island Red Lyrics - Rough & Tumble - John Waite

Born in Louisiana in a town called Franklin 

And she was fully matured by the time she reached the age of 10 

Mulatto girl, that's what they called her 

And mulattos never had no trouble at all with men 

And they don't say she was as sweet as honey 

'Cause she's 34, 38 and 22 at the tummy 

They call her sweet Rhode Island red 

Sweet Rhode Island red, sweet Rhode Island red 

Sweet Rhode Island red, sweet, cheap, that's what they said 

About sweet Rhode Island red 

So she tried to live the life they said they wanted her to 

She went to church, went to school, never be the white man's fool 

And Pastor Sam, and Nathan Jones 

They were just too hot headed to leave her alone 

And they both said, the girl's as sweet as honey 

'Cause she's 34, 38 and 22 at the tummy 

They call her sweet Rhode Island red 

Sweet Rhode Island red, sweet Rhode Island red 

Sweet Rhode Island red, sweet, cheap, that's what they said 

About sweet Rhode Island red 

Well, she was 17 when she moved down to New Orleans 

'Cause living in the city had always been her dream 

And people there said it was a shame and a pity 

When old man Daley gave her the keys to the city 

And he too said she was as sweet as honey 

'Cause she's 34, 38 and 22 at the tummy 

They call her sweet Rhode Island red 

Sweet Rhode Island red, sweet Rhode Island red 

Sweet Rhode Island red, sweet, cheap, that's what they said 

About sweet Rhode Island red, yeow 

34, 38 and 22 

Sweet, cheap, that's what they said 

About sweet Rhode Island red, yeah