The Little Ball of Yarn - Glenn Ohrlin

I was walking in the country
On a sunny, summer day
Never dreaming I was doing any harm
When I spied a little miss
And I simply asked her this:
Can I wind up your little ball of yarn?

She gave me her consent
So behind the barn we went
Never dreaming of doing any harm
Oh she laid upon the ground
And I ruffled up her gown
And I wound up her little ball of yarn.

It was nine month after that
In the pool room I sat
Never dreaming that I did her any harm
When a cop all dressed in blue
Said, my boy, I'm after you
Just for winding up her little ball of yarn.

In the courtroom I sat
Right there upon my pratt
Never dreaming that I did her any harm
And the judge he said it's true
It's the 'lectric chair for you.
Just for winding up her little ball of yarn.

In the prison sell I sit
With my finger in my shit
Never dreaming that I did her any harm.
And the people as they pass
They shove peanuts up my ass
Just for winding up her little ball of yarn.

In the 'lectric chair I sat
Right there upon my pratt
Never dreaming that I did her any harm.
When the man behind the glass
Shot the juice right up my ass
Just for winding up her little ball of yarn.

Oh now I'm down in hell
In a hot and grimy cell
Never dreaming that I did her any harm.
Oh, they wrap my ass in wire
And they threw me in the fire
Just for winding up her little ball of yarn.

Transcribed from the 1981 LP Just Something My Uncle Told Me.

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