John Prine - Forbidden Jimmy lyrics

Forbidden jimmy Has got a mighty sore tooth From biting too many dimes In a telephone booth He's got half of his bootlace Tied to the dial Thank you operator For getting jimmy to smile "call out the coast guard" Screamed the police Forbidden jimmy He's got three water skis He put two on his wavelength And gave one to his girl She's a mighty fine person It's a mighty fine world Chorus: I'm gonna make all your sorrows bright Set your soul free I'll see you tomorrow night If i can still see Ginger caputo And dorian gray Oughtta stay out of pictures If they got nothin' to say Stack 'em back on the rack jack Ya know, you're hurting my eye Forbidden jimmy He's getting ready to fly Repeat chorus I got caught cooking popcorn And calling it hail They wanna stick my head Inside a water pail Ya know, they're gonna be sorry They're gonna pay for it too Forbidden jimmy He's coming straight at you