—Lost and Found version
Ida Red lives in town
Weighs three hundred and forty pounds,
Refrain: Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red.
Well Ida Red is long and tall,
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall,
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If I'd 'a listened what Ida said,
I'd a been sleepin' in Ida's bed,
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Well Ida Red, Ida Green,
(ugliest two?) Prettiest girl I ever seen,
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String Bean's lyrics:
Well down the road and cross the creek
I can't get a letter but once a week
Refrain: Well Ida Red, little Ida Red, I'm plum fool about Ida Red.
Well buy me a horse and make me a sled
I'm gonna see little Ida Red
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Well Ida Red she ain't no fool
She can put a saddle on a hump-back mule.
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Well Ida Red she lives uptown
Won't be happy til she's comin' down
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Woody Guthrie's lyrics:
Down the road and across the creek
I don't get a letter but once a week
Refrain: Ida Red, Ida Red, You can't make a living for Ida Red.
Ida Red she's big an plump
Eighty-four inches round the rump
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Ida Red she jump the fence
I ain't seen my Ida since
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Buy me a horse, buy me a sled
Take me riding, Ida Red
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Bob Wills' lyrics:
Light in the parlor, fire in the grate
Clock on the mantle says it's getting late
Curtains on the window, snowy white
The parlor is pleasant on Sunday night
Refrain: Ida Red, Ida Red, I'm a plumb fool 'bout Ida Red
Lamp on the table, picture on the wall
There's a pretty sofa and that's not all
If I'm not mistaken and I'm sure I'm right
There's somebody else in the parlor tonight
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Chicken in the bread tray, pecking out dough
Granny, will ya dog bite? No, child, no
Hurry up, boys, and don't fool around
Grab your partner and truck on down
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Light's a-burning dim, fire's a-getting low
Somebody says it's time to go
I hear the whisper gentle and light
Don't forget to come next Sunday night
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