Trout Fishing In America - Blind Man's Bluff lyrics

rate me

Down in the basement,

Under the house,

Lost my tooth, fell right out of my mouth,

Wrapped it up in a napkin tight,

Put it underneath my pillow that night.

Mama put a quarter under my head,

Made me believe everything that she said,

The sandman put the sleep in my eyes,

Filled my head with the lullabies,

Lullabies.

White knight,

Hit the ground in a heap,

Blamed his fall on a major lack of sleep,

Said it hurt but he didn't care,

Inside all that armor there was really nothin' there.

Mama put a quarter under my head,

Made me believe everything that she said

I listened to the witch tales Annie told about,

The goblins get ya if you don't watch out.

Goblins'll get ya if you don't watch out.

(Watch out)

(Goblins'll get ya if you don't watch out.)

(Goblins'll get ya if you don't watch out.)

She tried to make me see

(Goblins'll get ya if you don't watch out.)

The way it's supposed to be

(Goblins'll get ya if you don't watch out.)

Love is a lifetime guarantee

The goblins'll get ya if you don't . . .

Watch out!

Fairy tales are not enough

It's not a game of blind man's bluff,

Stick a dollar in your pocket

and a dime in your shoe,

If you get three wishes,

take your time after two,

Mama put a quarter under my head,

Made me believe everything that she said

Tell me a story and I listen to you,

Got my hand in my pocket and my feet in my shoes,

In my shoes.

[Keith Grimwood/Ezra Idlet/Beth McGuire

©1982 Troutoons]