Hey Little Kiddy
Garden Tales: Mischief and Miracles in Hey Little Kiddy
Lyrics
Hey little kiddy what you're doing in my garden,
Addressing a child inquiring about their presence in the speaker's garden.
You pick the flowers and that ain't nice
Expressing disapproval of the child picking flowers, deeming it inappropriate.
Hey little kiddy what you're doing in my garden,
Reiterating the question about the child's presence in the garden.
You pick the flowers gonna pay the price
Warning of consequences for picking flowers, indicating they will "pay the price."
I'm gonna tell, tell it, tell it to your mama, and she'll, she'll be oh so sad
Stating the intention to inform the child's mother about their actions, foreseeing her sadness.
I'm gonna tell, tell it, tell it to your daddy, and he'll be oh so mad
Expressing the plan to inform the child's father, anticipating his anger.
Early in the morning, at a little station
Describing a scene at a train station in the morning.
I saw seven wagons standing straight in line
Observing seven wagons lined up at the station.
Early in the morning, at a little station
Reiterating the morning scene with seven wagons at the station.
I saw seven wagons standing straight in line
Repeating the observation of seven wagons in a straight line at the station.
And the machinist, he kept on turning, on his wheel, that friendly gent
Depicting the machinist at work, turning a wheel on a friendly journey.
Oh the machinist, he kept on turning, on his wheel, so off we went
Continuing the description of the machinist's activity and the journey that follows.
Once upon a time, I saw two bears
Recalling a past experience of witnessing two bears.
It was a miracle, they were smearing some bread
Highlighting the miraculous sight of the bears spreading bread.
Once upon a time, I saw two bears
Reiterating the past encounter with two bears.
It was a miracle, they were smearing some bread
Repeating the miraculous image of bears spreading bread.
And I was laughing, it was a miracle, I just stood there and I looked at them
Describing the speaker's laughter and awe at the miraculous sight of the bears.
And I was laughing, it was a miracle, I just stood there and I passed the jam.
Continuing the description of the speaker's reaction to the bears and the act of passing jam.
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