The Shirt

Lyrics

Down here at poolside to see myself in the surface
My mirror's broken baby, won't serve it's purpose
My Cadillac can never fly no matter how hard it might try
You know eighty-nine is a game that I don't even recognize
So there, there, there, there - there
There there Betty Betty

Oh, when I come to see her, has to let me in
She always opens wide the doors
To that good one place within
What's inside? It is so good, I know I will come again
Now while in my baby's ruth

Oh, there's a name, baby she's not a game
You cannot play her on a field of nine
Oh she's not a game
She will never never never
Never be the same

Chronology

• God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It

Interpretations

• The lyrics are from three early Red Krayola songs. Each were re-recorded for Fingerpainting
  • Verse 1: There There Betty Betty
  • Verse 2: In My Baby's Ruth
  • Verse 3: Mother