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