Tom T. Hall - Man Who Hated Freckles Lyrics
If I live forever I will not forgetThe man who hated freckles that I metHe was absolute about it and his hate intensifiedHe said I hate them folks with freckles on their eyes.I can't stand them folks with freckles he would sayThey're tearing down the good old usaI've never met a one who couldn't danceAnd they'll steal your watermelons if they ever get a chance.Oh, he hated every freckle that he sawHe said they should be shot down by the lawThey oughta send them all back where they're fromAnd he said would you let your daughter marry one.He said I hate them folks with freckles in my sleepThey're on welfare and their houses ain't too neatThey moved in near some fair complected friendsAnd them freckled folks are running down the neighborhood we're in.Well, he'd see a kid with freckles and he cussSaid because of them my children have the busWe wouldn't have the trouble we have seenIf it wasn't for that Martin Luther Queen.But the man who hated freckles had some friendsAnd they organized a band of freckle's clanThe man who hated freckles may be sickBut as far as I'm concerned he was a stupid son of a...
