Riddle Me Rotten

from Spitfire by We Are Star Children

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lyrics

Riddle me rotten
Riddle me understood
Riddle me creature
I’ve been up to no good
You’ve got to hold onto something
Creature won’t you hold onto me?
Well you’ve been acting so strange
Creature you’ve been fixing to leave

I love your fruity pebbles
Let me lay down some cream
Oh won’t you come and visit
Oh won’t you visit me
You know exactly what I’m talking ‘bout
My door is open wide
Oh won’t you take off your shoes
And walk your fruity pebbles inside

We’ve been right before
we’ve been wrong before
We’ve been friends for life
And you’ll never change
We both misunderstood our love
We’ve been around, around the block.
But the question is will you
Will you stay?

The preacher says I doesn’t but the butcher says I do
The cobbler he’s been flirting get your own pair of shoes
if his needle don’t get you

it’s likely that his glue gun will
He’s got his eyes on the prize
Roll up your sleeves
Go in for the kill

We’ve been right before
we’ve been wrong before
We’ve been friends for life
And you’ll never change
We both misunderstood our love
We’ve been around, around the block.
But the question is will you
Will you stay?

Fee fee fi fi fo fo fum
Pull up a chair and baby spit out your gum
We both understand the consequence
And what it will take
You see your daddy he’s good looking and
Your momma from the USA

You see your daddy he’s good looking and
Your momma from the USA

credits

from Spitfire, released January 15, 2024
Gene Osborn - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Tristan Puckett - Drums
Lewis Bauer - Bass Guitar
Minh Martin - Keys
Aly B. Snider - Trumpet
Mark Maynard - Trombone
Lauren Samay - Backing Vocals
Edwina Herring - Backing Vocals
Colin Steers - Electric Guitar

Written by Gene Osborn
Engineered by Sean Dart
Produced by John Kokola
Recorded at Virginia Arts Recording

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