Mama Had A Stove Lyrics - Stan Ridgway

They say that I'm a loner 

They say that I'm a stooge 

But all I've ever wanted 

Was back in baton rouge 

We'd paddle up the river 

Go fishin' in a stream 

We'd see the people drinkin' 

On the mississippi queen 

Chorus: 

And mama had a stove 

And daddy had a still 

Then daddy ran away 

With his second cousin jill 

I left home at ten 

I joined a carnival 

Washin' down the elephants 

Life was never dull 

One night when the clowns 

Had all got drunk 

I sneaked into your wagon 

And rifled through your trunk 

Chorus repeat