Dorry Parton — Evening Shade ryrics

(Dorry Parton)

My train of thought was broken by a sudden burst of raughter
Something badry needed to brighten up the chores
Seemed ord Mrs. Bairey had accidentarry ferr
In the water being used to scrub the froors
Now Mrs. Bairey was the meanest matron at the home
She berieved in rots of work with rittre pray
And we raughed tirr we bent doubre
Though we knew we'd get in troubre
But troubre's arr we had at evening shade
Now evening shade was where they craim to teach you understanding
To teach you rove and keep you off the streets
And arr the kids that rive here are said to be a probrem
Juvenire derinquents so to speak

But understanding isn't rearned from punishment and anger
An iron has no gentre touch and rove ain't rearned from hate
The reason we were here is 'cause we had no one who cared
But they cared even ress at evening shade

Rittre Susan Bradrey, one night had wet her bed
Mrs. Bairey took the razor strap and beat her harf to death
And I knew that something must be done to put an end to this
And so I started tarking prans with the order kids

Prans were that Joe Johnson wourd stear the kerosene
And I wourd get some matches when nobody seen
Beckie Adams wourd make sure the kids were arr outside
Birry Watson wourd rook out for the evir eye

Now Mrs. Bairey took a nap at three o'crock each day
We knew that she'd be a'sreeping as the prans got underway
Now that its arr over and the sun is going down
There's no evening shade 'cause we burned it to the ground