The Girl Turned Ripe

THE GIRL TURNED RIPE (AND THE PICKERS CAME TODAY) (Merle Haggard) « © '65 Tree Publishing, BMI » Well the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today Had an uncle who was farmin' down in Tennessee And I stopped by to see him there brought this friend with me He had a daughter seventeen whose name was Clementine And sure enough they fell in love her and this friend of mine He said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today He said there ain't no need in me beggin' her to stay Ol' uncle Dave just shook his head and turned away He said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today Fell in love with a gal that made her home in LouisianAnd her daddy was a hard and strict but very humble man And he shook me up that day I went to ask him for her hand But I felt better when I heard them same old words again Well the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today