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Thread #25373   Message #297149
Posted By: tar_heel
14-Sep-00 - 10:36 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: I Like Molasses (and other molasses songs
Subject: RE: Silly Song, 'I Like Molasses'
WELL, I'VE HEARD IT! And I still remember a verse that goes:

I went to see my sweetie; it was just the other day,
And she about had supper ready, and put it to me to stay.
She didn't have no 'taters; didn't have no beans;
Just a jug of 'lasses was all she had to eat.
'Cause she likes 'lasses, good ol' country sod.
She eats 'em in the winter and the fall.
Now when they trickle down her chin,
Shucks, I just lick 'em off again,
'Cause that's the way I likes 'em best of all!

Another verse, I just remembered goes:

Grandma's eyes are fading, and she can't hardly see.
What falls in her 'lasses, not a darn cares she.
Grandpa's teeth are missing, every single one,
And when he eats his 'lasses, he just smacks 'em with his gums.
'Cause he likes 'lasses, good ol' country sod.
He eats 'em in the morning and the fall.
Now in the winter when they freeze,
And he can get 'em out with ease,
Now that's the way he likes 'em best of all!

***I remember hearing this when I was a kid...recorded by ARTHUR SMITH and the CRACKERJACKS (Charlotte, NC). Then there was the famous story told on TV by the late SENATOR SAM ERVIN (D-NC)(also of Watergate fame)... A guest in his home asked for some molasses, at breakfast. Senator Sam, being a country boy from the western mountains of N.C., replied, "Well, you just eat your 'lasses. Then you can have some mo' 'lasses! Hope this helps you all find what you are looking for!

DANG SANDYTOES! Get away from my 'lasses! Stop! Get away! They are mine!