Myrtis Nelle

Me and this house both smell like kerosene But you would too if you'd seen half the things we seen Cause we been standing here near about eighty years Seen a lot of heartaches, seen a lot of tears Me and my sister we never got along real well Til daddy set us down one day and said, "behave yourselves." I love her but I really can't say that I like her a lot But she buys the groceries and keeps the kitchen hot Myrtis Nelle, Myrtis Nelle I've never lived with no one else And I'd be a fool to say that you Should give me a little space Myrtis Nelle, Myrtis Nelle I'd never make it all by myself I've got a brother but it just ain't another That can take your place Myrtis likes to ask me what I'm saving these papers for Tell her you never know when you might need to cover up a floor I like to ask Myrtis why she's waiting by the windowsill She say's that if I don't know by now then I never will Myrtis Nelle, Myrtis Nelle I've never lived with no one else And I'd be a fool to say that you Should give me a little space Myrtis Nelle, Myrtis Nelle I'd never make it all by myself I've got a brother but it just ain't another That can take your place Go on now