Where's Darla Jean LaFontaine?
Down a no-name dirt road,
Darla Jean skipped along in the fadin' light.
Was she chasin' a Monarch 'round the bend,
When a flutter of sparrows took flight?
By dark, her mama was sure in a panic,
Where's my Darla Jean LaFontaine?
Anyone seen that li'l girl gone?
Cryin' face shone in a window pane.
The neighbors all came to gather,
Whisperin' to each other a warnin'.
Somethin' real bad might be revealed,
By sun up in the mornin'.
[Chorus]
Where, oh where's that Darla Jean?
Prettiest li'l face you ever did seen?
My, oh my, come back Miss LaFontaine,
Your mama ain't never gonna be the same.
By morn', all fears came to pass,
The town's quiet was surely rocked,
Found a scuffed leather shoe,
And a clutch of hair tangled in a knot.
She was lyin' half in the woods,
Fingers holdin' a pink bonnet.
Dress soiled with fresh mud,
With a streak of red all on it.
Her mama shrieked with news,
I c'ain't never live with the pain.
Lord, I never done ya no wrong,
Please bring back my Darla Jean LaFontaine.
[Chorus]
Where, oh where's that Darla Jean?
Prettiest li'l face you ever did seen?
My, oh my, come back Miss LaFontaine,
Your mama ain't never gonna be the same.
Many years done passed,
Since that li'l girl's been gone.
And neighbors still sometimes wonder,
What happened that night before dawn.
Life goes on 'round town,
While rumors circle all in a hush.
When someone whispers Darla Jean's name,
It's always followed by nervous shush.
[Chorus]
Where, oh where's that Darla Jean?
Prettiest li'l face you ever did seen?
My, oh my, come back Miss LaFontaine,
Your mama ain't never gonna be the same.
[Chorus]
Where, oh where's that Darla Jean?
Prettiest li'l face you ever did seen?
My, oh my, come back Miss LaFontaine,
Things just ain't never gonna be the same.
2019 Alfred C. Martino
#darlajeanlafontaine #wheresdarlajeanlafontaine
Down a no-name dirt road,
Darla Jean skipped along in the fadin' light.
Was she chasin' a Monarch 'round the bend,
When a flutter of sparrows took flight?
By dark, her mama was sure in a panic,
Where's my Darla Jean LaFontaine?
Anyone seen that li'l girl gone?
Cryin' face shone in a window pane.
The neighbors all came to gather,
Whisperin' to each other a warnin'.
Somethin' real bad might be revealed,
By sun up in the mornin'.
[Chorus]
Where, oh where's that Darla Jean?
Prettiest li'l face you ever did seen?
My, oh my, come back Miss LaFontaine,
Your mama ain't never gonna be the same.
By morn', all fears came to pass,
The town's quiet was surely rocked,
Found a scuffed leather shoe,
And a clutch of hair tangled in a knot.
She was lyin' half in the woods,
Fingers holdin' a pink bonnet.
Dress soiled with fresh mud,
With a streak of red all on it.
Her mama shrieked with news,
I c'ain't never live with the pain.
Lord, I never done ya no wrong,
Please bring back my Darla Jean LaFontaine.
[Chorus]
Where, oh where's that Darla Jean?
Prettiest li'l face you ever did seen?
My, oh my, come back Miss LaFontaine,
Your mama ain't never gonna be the same.
Many years done passed,
Since that li'l girl's been gone.
And neighbors still sometimes wonder,
What happened that night before dawn.
Life goes on 'round town,
While rumors circle all in a hush.
When someone whispers Darla Jean's name,
It's always followed by nervous shush.
[Chorus]
Where, oh where's that Darla Jean?
Prettiest li'l face you ever did seen?
My, oh my, come back Miss LaFontaine,
Your mama ain't never gonna be the same.
[Chorus]
Where, oh where's that Darla Jean?
Prettiest li'l face you ever did seen?
My, oh my, come back Miss LaFontaine,
Things just ain't never gonna be the same.
2019 Alfred C. Martino
#darlajeanlafontaine #wheresdarlajeanlafontaine