CAN'T YOU TAKE IT BACK AND CHANGE IT FOR A BOY
(Thurland / Chattaway)
Rex Allen


From the nursery creepin', a little boy came peepin'
Shyly peepin' through a golden curl
At a tiny bundle, such a funny bundle
Was a tiny, little baby girl
Came to town that mornin', as the day was dawnin'
Mother thought t'would fill his heart with joy
But he shook his little head and to his Mammy said
Gee I wish that you had bought a boy

Can't you take it back and change it for another
I don't want no little sister don't you see
'Cos I'd rather have a little baby brother
Who could play a game of ball with me
For it ain't no fun to play with dolls and such things
A girl you know could never fix a toy
So I'll tell you what to do, if it's just the same with you
Can't you take it back and change it for a boy

Now ain't it awful funny? Did it cost much money?
Won't it be an awful lot of care
It t'ain't a good one Mother, you'll have to get another
Can't you see it hasn't any hair
Don't its teeth come with it? Will its nose grow, will it?
Don't it make an awful lot of noise
Take it back today, take it right away
And buy one where they only sell just boys

Can't you take it back and change it for another
I don't want no little sister don't you see
'Cos I'd rather have a little baby brother
Who could play a game of ball with me
It ain't no fun to play with dolls and such things
A girl you know could never fix a toy
So I'll tell you what to do, if it's just the same with you
Can't you take it back and change it for a boy