Trinkets

When I was a kid

I had a little record

I played it over and over

Each and every day

Sung by a man

Named Louie Armstrong

Saint's marched right in from my close and play

When I was a kid

I had a little picture

And I looked at that picture

All the time

Painted by a man

Mama said his name was Vinnie

A farmer sowing seeds on a really nice day

Mom and daddies get a good idea what your babies like

To help 'em be happy

Like that guy named Mike

Yeah that groovy old man that fixes my bike

Down there on 'Dumaine street new Orleans Louisiana

When I was a kid

I had a little wiener dog

I loved that little wiener dog

And she loved me

Spent warm spring days feeding that little wiener dog

Ripe sweet cherries from our cherry tree

An' if I ever get older if I ever die

If I get to a gate at the end of the sky

And a beautiful creature says

Now bonnie what do you want

Might say a record and a picture and a wiener dog swear to God

Mom and daddies get a good idea what your babies want

To help 'em be happy

Like that ol' gal named Betty

Yeah that groovy old chick teaches Tai Chi on the levee

Rain or shine she's out there she's dedicated

She wrinkled but she

Lovely

She flexible and don't you wish we all were flexible enough to

Dance now

Dance little children now

The whole round world is your neighborhood

Dance little children now

Nekkid as a jaybird

Dance little children now

The whole round world is your neighborhood

Dance little children now

Nekkid as a jaybird

They're just trinkets

Little stepping stones

To let you know you was here