I was 11 old, I was just startin' to walk And daddy always kept, a big behind the door Just in case was to come in That was on moonshine
You know and daddy had to do something it Anyway, this woman, we called her old Aunt She come in and she was telling mommy her Uh, husband, she thinks is going out with this woman in
So she reared back with that big Showing how she was going To hit this in the head with it And when she went back with it, she hit me in the
And Mommy said, I for 5 days And she I, that fifth night I had a great big that show up in the middle of my forehead
And, you know, the thing I remember I remember no pain, but I just remember mommy And daddy carrying me in this old That had made out of overhalls
The knots kept getting and bigger And she took me to the And that stuff called mesitor, something like Mommy said it made both Flat to my face and I aint got very big
And them, told That I that I was going to die And that happened like four So I walk till I was almost 5 It was, it was kind of a
Oh, I forgot about the Well, shoot, I hadnt, Id had a pair of shoes And had went, took me to the hospital You know, to see that was
If couldnt do something, but they wouldnt keep me Because Mommy and Daddy have no money just tell em to take me home and let me die, you know Because there wasnt nothing could do about That kind of disease, I
And, um, mommy daddy, says, Ted, you take her the street, you carry her down the street" And said, Let me try store here And Mommy went in and told them the story that I was
That she had to carry me miles to town And twelve miles back and that I had no That place, I think it was 5 and 10 And theyre still in Paintsville, Kentucky
And I think that they told they wasnt in business to give shoes away Mommy daddy, says, Carry Loretta on down a little farther Said, And let me in another store"
And Mommy went right to the same store When the guys back was turned she stole these little red And I remember on the bigold that went across the river It went way up and was
Ive always been scared of bridge That me across the big Sandy River pulled them out from under That yellow jacket she was wearing
And she was putting red shoes on me And I them was the prettiest things I ever saw in my life And started crying and I wondered why And he said, Clerie, were not going to make it
And mommy put the shoes on me and took off running And run all the way ahead tButcher Holler me And Mommy never had a to carry me any farther And thats almost twelve miles daddy run with me
But daddy knew that the cops was to get us He left Mommy standing and he off in a dead run I remember him but I didnt know what for And I remember asking mommy, Mommy, why is running?
I her hollering, To put your little red shoes away Honey, when you get Can you believe that? So I a song called Put My Little Red Shoes Away You know, theyre my little red And I dont want em to get to be