Last December I met a girl   She took a likin' to me   Said she loved me   But she didn't know the meaning of the word      She imagined love to be grand   Me holdin' her hand and   Whisperin' sweet things and   Cooin' softly like a song bird      Then one mornin' she came to me   With a tear in her eye and a   Sigh on her breath Lord she said   "Hon I'm heavy with child"      I said "god damn girl can't you see   That I'm breakin'my back   Just tryin' to keep my head above water   And it's turnin' me wild"      Cinderella can't you see   Don't want your company   You better leave this mornin' leave today   Take your love and your child away      Rockin' chair on the front porch   I'm thinkin' about all the things that I did   As a young man   Now that I'm old      I remember her and the boy   Did he have all the toys and the joys   That a young man should have   Before he gets too old      Cinderella couldn't you see   Didn't want your company   Shoulda left that mornin' left that day   Took your love and your child away