She not only stayed alive, she turned her hard beginnings around, became self sufficient, successful and someone with respect for herself. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. Just listening for the 784,654th time.and it's just perfect in every way. Sheep's in the meadow, wolf's in the house I'll meet the King of Candy at a quarter to twoĪnd he says he got somethin' gonna satisfy I'm begging Peter send me to the candy land There's an angel in the attic, sugar on top Keep the sugar coming through a candy strawĬause the sweet tooth is hurtin' like a ringing bellĪnd there's an angel in the attic, sugar on top I'm goin' to the doctor, gonna pull my sweet toothĪnd there ain't nothin' left to do but pray I'd do anything in this doggone mighty world I want to be your honey but I got a sweet toothĬome and be my sugar daddy, I'll treat you nice Said it's so hard to wait sittin' on a plateĪh I got a sweet tooth for the tooth fairy There's a poor little bean in the diner car Just to hear the wind blowing on a windy dayĬrawling like a bear underneath the chairĪnd there's a poor little bean in the diner car
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