Album: Natalie Merchant (2014)
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  • Gonna get what's mine
    And wild horses couldn't keep it from me
    Papa says I'm a golden child
    And the whole world's gonna fall at my feet
    It's all comin' to me

    Going down pickin' when it's harvest time
    Gonna get my share, gonna get what's mine
    For me

    Sun is a-blazin' down, but I don't mind
    I'm pickin', I'm diggin', it's
    Harvest time for me

    When I get my little eye on it
    When I get my little mind on it
    You best believe

    Oh, sweet tooth achin' in my head
    Gonna fill my belly to the brim
    Oh, yes, indeed

    Hive is a-buzzin' in a hollow tree
    And I don't care if I gotta kill a little honey bee

    'Cause when I get my little eye on it
    And when I get my little mind on it
    You best believe

    Oh, my
    My, my, my
    It's all comin' to me

    Gonna get what's mine
    And wild horses couldn't keep it from me
    Papa says I'm a golden child
    And the whole world's gonna fall at my feet
    All comin' to me

    Pumpin' and a-suckin' 'til the well is dry
    Nobody's boomin' in these busted times
    Like me

    Down in Texas where the cattle don't roam
    Oil is a-drippin' and the savings and loan
    They bleed

    When I get my little eye on it
    When I get my little mind on it
    You best believe

    Oh, my
    My, my, my
    It's all comin' to me
    It's all comin' to me

    Papa came along and he shook the tree
    Down came a bushel and a peck for me
    Papa shooed away all the honey bee
    Papa dug a well and it flowed for me
    Papa cut the motherlode fish for me
    Papa set a fire and it burned for me
    Papa put a skillet in the flame to fry
    Papa filled this little silver spoon of mine
    Papa said the Lord took a shine to me
    Papa said I gotta set the whole world free
    Whole world free, whole world free
    Ooh, papa said
    How it's gonna be Writer/s: Natalie Merchant
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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