Barlight Lyrics - Singles - Charlie Robison

Well, when I was young 

My momma read me nursery rhymes beside my bed 

And though they sounded mighty fine 

They made no sense to me 

And now that I am all grown up 

It seems my nights have changed as such 

So I went out and made me up 

A nursery rhyme for me 

It goes barlight, bar bright 

First bar that I see tonight 

Wish I may, wish I might 

Find someone to hold me tight 

Hey diddle diddle, a man with a fiddle 

And the girls sing along with the tunes 

Just a one more dance 'til you turn off the lights 

And you can shut down this saloon 

You know, I never understood 

How a big ole gal can raise no kids in a shoe 

And any old Jack goes jumping a candle 

Needs to find something better to do 

And a rub a dub dub, three men in a tub 

Sure sounds kinda funny to me 

So I made up a honky tonk nursery rhyme 

And it's the only one I'll sing 

It goes barlight, bar bright 

First bar that I see tonight 

Wish I may, wish I might 

Find someone to hold me tight 

Hey diddle diddle, a man with a fiddle 

And the girls sing along with the tunes 

Just a one more dance 'til you turn off the lights 

And you can shut down this saloon 

I said, "I never understood 

How a big ole gal could raise no kids in a shoe 

And any old Jack goes jumpin' a candle 

Needs to find something better to do" 

And a rub a dub dub, three men in a tub 

Sure sounds kinda funny to me 

So I made up a honky tonk nursery rhyme 

And it's the only one I'll sing 

It goes barlight, bar bright 

First bar that I see tonight 

Wish I may, wish I might 

Find someone to hold me tight 

Hey diddle diddle, a man with a fiddle 

And the girls sing along with the tunes 

Just a one more dance 'til you turn off the lights 

And you can shut down this saloon 

I said, "Just a one more dance 'til you turn off the lights 

And you can shut down this saloon"