Lyrics Anticipation Blues - Tennessee Ernie Ford
She
just
got
home
from
the
doctor's
I
just
got
home
from
the
mill
She
looked
a
little
peaked,
her
eyes
were
kind-a
streaked
I
couldn't
figure
out
what
made
her
ill
She
looked
a
little
weepish,
smiled
kinda
sheepish
The
answer
hit
me
like
a
hickory
mall
I
throwed
my
dinner
bucket
down
Yelled
like
my
trailin'
hound
I
was
gonna
be
a
daddy
after
all
Now
the
waitin'
Anticipatin'
Rock-a-bye
I'm
gonna
be
a
daddy
now!
Well
the
weeks
went
by
kinda
sweetly,
then
all
at
once
I
thought
she'd
lost
her
mind
She
would
rant,
she
would
rave,
for
the
things
she
would
crave
Like
ice
cream
and
sauerkraut
combined
She
wanted
watermelon,
it
was
wintertime
Dill
pickles
set
around
the
house
in
jars
My
how
she'd
eat
that
stuff,
she
never
seemed
to
get
enough
And
at
3am
she'd
want
candy
bars
Oh,
Now
the
waitin'
Anticipatin'
Rock-a-bye
I'm
gonna
be
a
daddy
now!
Well
at
last
the
time
was
drawin'
near,
I
began
to
walk
and
pace
and
sweat
The
doctor
said:
Now
son,
I
know
this
ain't
no
fun
But
we
ain't
never
lost
a
Daddy
yet
I
stood
up
and
set
down,
I
even
though
of
leavin'
town
The
doctor
and
nurse
came
out
all
grins
They
said:
Buck
up
my
boy
you
should
shout
with
joy,
You're
the
Daddy
of
a
pair
of
bouncin'
twins!
No
more
waitin,
anticipatin'
rock-a-bye,
I'm
a
Daddy
now!
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