KEEPERS GONE TO RANDY SHE WAS FAST ASLEEP
KEEPERS LEFT A CANDLE IN THE STAIRS
KEEPERS IN THE CORNER OF A TALL CORNFIELD
SCRAPING AT HIMSELF LIKE HE WASN'T THERE

TAKE IT AWAY MISTER WASHINGTON
WIPE ALL THESE TEARS FROM MY EYES
TAKE IT AWAY MISTER WASHINGTON
WITH YOUR TEETH IN THE SINK
WERE WE CRAZY TO THINK
THAT YOU'D EVER BE THERE
FOR THE WEEKEND REPAIR

RANDY WAKE UP LATER FIND THE CANDLE BURNING LOW
KEEPERS WAITING OUTSIDE IN HIS CAR
RANDY SAYS "COME ON, MY DAD'LL BE HOME SOON"
KEEPERS WISHING ON HIS LUCKY STAR

CHORUS

RANDY LAYIN QUIET IN A TALL CORNFIELD
SKIN'S STILL PINK BUT HER LIPS ARE BLUE
KEEPER'S BACK AT HOME SCRAPING AT HIMSELF
THE BOY NEXT DOOR YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW

TAKE HIM AWAY MISTER WASHINGTON
WIPE ALL THESE TEARS FROM MY EYES
TAKE HIM AWAY MISTER WASHINGTON
WITH YOUR MIND GOING BAD
ALL THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD
LITTLE CAT IN THE YARD
DID YOU SQUEEZE IT TOO HARD

Jon Houlon, Hillside Blue Music, 2003