Dolly Parton Lyrics

Album: 20 Greatest Hits

Jeannie's Afraid Of The Dark Lyrics

Her two little feet would come running into 

Our bedroom almost every night 

Her soft little face would be wet from her tears 

And her little heart pounding with fright 

She'd hold out her arms, then she'd climb in beside us 

In her small voice, we'd hear her remark 

"Mommie and Daddy, can I sleep here with you 

'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark" 

One day in the summer, we took some flowers 

To place on some old family graves 

Jeannie said, "Mommy, ain't it dark in the ground 

Oh, Daddy, I'd be so afraid" 

Then she looked up at her daddy and me 

And said somethin' that broke both our hearts 

She said, "When I die, please don't bury me 

'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark" 

Jeannie was always afraid of the dark 

And we never could understand why 

'Cause we looked after Jeannie with the very best of care 

Because Jeannie was our only child 

Perhaps it was death that she was so afraid of 

'Cause it took her one dark stormy night 

I think we always knew that we'd never see Jeannie grown 

'Cause it seemed she was destined to die 

But on Jeannie's grave, we placed an eternal flame 

That glows and never loses its spark 

And on the darkest night, there's always a light 

'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark 

Our Jeannie's afraid of the dark