Takes a rocking chair to rock, takes a rubber ball to roll,
Takes the man I love to satisfy my soul,
Because I'm jealous, jealous-hearted me.
I said I'm jealous, jealous as I can be.
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Got a stove in the kitchen and it bakes nice and brown,
But I need a papa to turn the damper down,
Because I'm jealous, jealous-hearted me.
I said I'm jealous, jealous as I can be.
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You can have my money, you can have my home,
But for goodness sakes, women, let my man alone,
Because I'm jealous, jealous-hearted me.
I said I'm jealous, jealous as I can be.
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buy me a bulldog to watch while I sleep,
To watch that man of mine on his midnight creep,
Because I'm jealous, jealous-hearted me.
I said I'm jealous, jealous as I can be.
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