She's the ghost of her momma The pride of her daddy A little outspoken Terribly kind She loves me in spite of The way that I treat her See I'm mean and hardheaded Most of the time She gave me this rosary Said I should keep it Said if I tried I might even be saved She swears to me tryin' to be Halfway to heaven Sure beats walking around With one foot in the grave She don't take no for an answer If she had her way I'd be down on my knees So now since you're the one Who created this creature Tell her I love her Lord help me please She knows nothing at all Of the road that I travel Where survival means being The first to the well She says where she's going Ain't nobody thirsty Swears that her future Is easy top tell She don't take no for an answer She don't take no for an answer She's the ghost of her momma The pride of her daddy...