Born in Louisiana in a town called Franklin
And she was fully matured
By the time she reached the age of 10
Mulatto girl that's what they called her
And mulattos never had no trouble
At all with men
And they don't say
She was as sweet as honey
'Cause she's 34 38 and 22 at the tummy
They call her sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet cheap that's what they said
About sweet Rhode Island red
So she tried to live the life
They said they wanted her to
She went to church went to school
Never be the white man's fool
And Pastor Sam and Nathan Jones
They were just too hot headed to leave her alone
And they both said
The girl's as sweet as honey
'Cause she's 34 38 and 22 at the tummy
They call her sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet cheap that's what they said
About sweet Rhode Island red
Well she was 17
When she moved down to New Orleans
'Cause living in the city
Had always been her dream
And people there said
It was a shame and a pity
When old man
Daley gave her the keys to the city
And he too said she was as sweet as honey
'Cause she's 34 38 and 22 at the tummy
They call her sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet Rhode Island red
Sweet cheap that's what they said
About sweet Rhode Island red yeow
34 38 and 22
Sweet cheap that's what they said
About sweet Rhode Island red yeah
