I Wanna Hat With Cherries (08-23-39) - Jack Teagarden

Mommie, I wanna hat with cherries

I want some big red berries

If I must have a lid

Daddy said I did, oh…

Mommie, don’t want no baby bonnet

Don’t want no ruffles on it

You know I’m just a kid, just a kid…

Can’t you see, Mommie dear,

It would help my looks

Daddy said in a hat

I’d be cute as Baby Snooks…

So, Mommie, don’t wanna hat with roses

Don’t want no ribbon poses

To cover up my head, I said

I wanna hat with cherries,

Big red squashy berries,

Like the time with the chocolate cake

Will I get such a tummy ache?

If I eat that hat with cherries, Mama dear.