I've got a
pretty little flower,
way back in my flower yard.
I've got a pretty little flower,
way back in my flower yard.
Now I've got a fence built around them,
oh Lord,
just to keep these men barred
You can come to see me,
stop by every day
Now you can come to see me,
I mean stop by every day
Now if you're coming to see
my pretty little flower,
oh, Lord, boy,
you'd better stay away.
You got the same kind of flower I got,
why do you want to bother mine?
Yeah, you got the same
kind of fly I got,
why do you want to bother mine?
If you would tend to your own
and treat them right, Lord,
they would be just as fine.
I watered my flowers in the morning
and in the evening when
the sun goes down
Yes, I watered my flowers in the morning
and in the evening when the
sun goes down
Now, that's what the men's all sayin'
Oh Lord, I've got the sweetest little
rose in town
Don't tell me how to treat my flower
Oh Lord, I've got my own way
Don't tell me how to treat my flower
I declare I've got my own way
I'm gonna treat my fly well so Lord,
in my backyard they'd be glad to stay