The Shirt

Lyrics

Down here at the poolside I see myself in the surface My mirror's broken, baby Won't serve its purpose

No, my Cadillac can never fly No matter how hard it might try You know eighteen-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 Ask her, let me in She always opens wide the doors To that one place within

Once inside, it is so good That I know I will come again Now while in my baby's room

Oh, this is her 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
  • There There Betty Betty
  • In My Baby's Ruth
  • Mother