Jeannie's Afraid Of The Dark Lyrics - Porter Wagoner

Her two little feet would come rinning into our bedroom almost every night 

Her soft little face would be wet from her tears 

And her little heart pounding with fright 

She'd hold out her arm then she'd climb in beside us 

In a small voice we'd hear her remark 

Mommie and daddy can I sleep here with you cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark 

One day in the summer we took some flowers to place on some old family grave 

Jeannie said mommie ain't it dark in the ground oh daddy I'd be so afraid 

Then she looked up at her daddy and me 

And said somethin' that broke both our hearts 

She said when I die please don't bury me cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark 

Jeannie was always afraid of the dark and we never could understand why 

Cause we looked after Jeannie with the very best of care 

Because Jeannie was our only child 

Perhaps it was death that she was so afraid of 

Cause it took her one dark stormy night 

I think we always knew that we'd never see Jeannie grow up 

Cause it seemed that she was destined to die 

But on Jeannie's grave we've placed en eternal flame 

That glows and never loses its spark 

And on the darkest night there's always a light 

Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark our Jeannie's afraid of the dark