Paul Austin Kelly - Rappin' Gingerbread Man Lyrics
Now way down in the valley lived a farmer and his wifeThe wife was makin' with the pastry with her fists and a knifeShe cut a fancy little figure and she slapped it in a panSayin‘, “Ain't he cute? My little Gingerbread Man!”Well then she slips him in the oven for a quarter of an hourAnd she's rappin' on the phone while he gets browner and brownerThen she hops into the kitchen and she pops the oven doorAnd her Gingerbread Man jumps onto the floorHe's jumpin' up and clickin' heels and givin' her fiveShe never knew a bunch of dough could carry on such jiveBut when she tried to get him back into the pan once moreHer little Gingerbread Man was out of the door[Refrain :]He's sayin' “Run, lady run! Run as fast as you canNobody ever catches me, the Rappin' Gingerbread ManYeah, run, lady, run! Run as fast you canNobody ever gonna catch the Rappin' Gingerbread ManSo now he's running up the road and headin' straight for the cornAnd there's Little Boy Blue just a-blowin' his hornLittle Blue he drops his axe and screws his eyes up tightHe says “That ol' corn liquor must be messin' with my sight!”Now Ginger says, “There's nothin' wrong with your two eyes.You're lookin' at the coolest creature runnin' on two thighsI run away from my ol' lady and her bakin' panAnd I can run away from you cause I'm the Gingerbread Man[Refrain :]He hollers, “Run, boy, run! Run as fast as you can!Nobody ever catches me, the Rappin' Gingerbread ManBetter run, boy, run! Run as fast as you canNobody ever gonna catch the Rappin' Gingerbread Man!”Well he made it through the corn but took another trackWhen he came upon a place known as the Chicken ShackHe saw the joint was really shakin' so he popped the doorHe'd found a groovy little place that had a dancin' floorHe was about to sit himself and get a bite to eatWhen the fat bartender said, “Get outta that seat!”“I don't serve no biscuits here in my place,But my big belly says it's hungry so I'll eat your face!”[Refrain :]Said Ginger, “Run, Fatty run! Run as fast as you can!Nobody ever catches me, ‘cause I'm the Gingerbread Man!”He said, “Run, Fatty, run! Just as fast as you can!Nobody ever gonna catch the Rappin' Gingerbread Man!Now he was running from the fatty and the farmer's wifeAway from Little Boy Blue and running for his lifeHe was starting in to thinking that he'd won the raceWhen the river suddenly was looming in his faceHe heard the feet pounding powder all along the ridgeAnd now he's looking fran-ti-cally for the nearest bridgeHe heard a mumbly grumbly voice coming up from the groundAnd Mr. Alligator said, “I'll see you safe and sound.”“Just jump up on my back, Jack! We'll set sail!I'll bet you never had a ride upon a gator's tail-““If you will promise not to eat me,” said GingerbreadI'd even take a ride upon an alligator's head!”“But you must swear it, Mr. Gator!”“I cross my heart!”And so he hopped upon his head and Gator did depart[Refrain :]And he cried, “Run, people, run! Run as fast as you can!Nobody ever catches me, cause I'm the Gingerbread ManYeah, run people, run! Just as fast as you can!Nobody ever gonna catch the Rappin' Gingerbread Man!About the middle of the river Gator rolled his eyesHe said, “Yo, Mr. Breadman, I must confideThat there's a price you gotta pay me for this here rideSo when I open up my mouth you'd better climb inside.”Ginger cried, “Lordy Mighty! But you promised me!”And Gator said, “A gator be what gators gotta be!”And then he opened up his choppers sayin' “Well, bless my soul!”He took the Rappin' Gingerbread Man and swallowed him wholeHe ran his tongue around his gator lips with a slurpAnd then his gator belly gave a giant gator burpHe gave his mighty tail a flip, gave a contented sighHe grinned a nasty little grin and then he did cry,[Refrain :]“Hey, Rappin' Gingerbread Man! You're so slick!But the Rappin' Mr. Gator he's lightening quick!Yo, Rappin' Gingerbread Man! You're so cool!But the Rappin' Mr. Gator, he's no one's fool!Hey, Rappin' Gingerbread Man, where'd you go?I must have something in my ears, can't hear you rappin' no mo‘!”
