The Girl Turned Ripe - Merle Haggard

Well the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today

Had an uncle who was farmin' down in Tennessee

And I stopped by to see him there brought this friend with me

He had a daughter seventeen whose name was Clementine

And sure enough they fell in love her and this friend of mine

He said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today

He said there ain’t no need in me beggin' her to stay

Ol' uncle Dave just shook his head and turned away

He said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today

Fell in love with a gal that made her home in Louisian'

And her daddy was a hard and strict but very humble man

And he shook me up that day I went to ask him for her hand

But I felt better when I heard them same old words again

Well the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today

Said there ain’t no need in me beggin' her to stay

He just shook his head and slowly walked away

He said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today

Now me and this gal from Louisian' we got a family

We got a little doll with big brown eyes that we call Charmarie

And there’s a great long line of pickers waitin' to talk to me

About the sweet little gal of mine that we call Charmarie

Well I said the girl turned ripe…

I said the girl turned ripe and the pickers came today