Fingers of Don Juan Tenorio (In the Cake)

Verse 1

I can't deny, I've been lookin' at her lovin' kind of way

I'll tell the truth, but I can't give her all my love today

'Cause I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 2

I'd give my girl everything she asks me for

If she'd only let me walk out the door

But I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 3

Now, I don't mean to hurt my baby, she's the sweetest girl I know

But I can't let this other woman go, oh

Yeah, I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 4

Now, I'll tell you 'bout the first one, she's a good little cook

She'll never catch ya if you know where to look

Yeah, I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 5

Now, my second little honey, well, she looks so fine

And it takes a lot of money just to make her mine

Yeah, I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 6

Now, my third little baby, she's a real big flirt

She drives me mighty crazy, but she sure ain't worth

All the trouble that I take

With my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 7

Well, my fourth little honey, she's a real sweet treat

And when she gets to lovin', man, she can't be beat

Yeah, I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 8

Well, my fifth little baby, she's a real wild kitten

She'll have your eye a-poppin', but she's not worth a smidge

Of the trouble that I take

With my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Outro

Yeah, my fingers in the cake

Oh, my fingers in the cake

Guitar Solo

Verse 9

Well, my sixth little lady, she sings like a bird

Every single promise that she makes goes unheard

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 10

Now, the seventh one calls me when the moon is hanging low

She don't ask me nothin' 'bout the places that I go

No, she don't ask me nothin' at all

She just waits for me to call

With my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Bridge

Oh, I know one day the plate is gonna come up empty

And the ones I love are gonna turn their backs on me

But tonight I'm runnin' down the road with both hands full

Honey, don't you cry, it ain't personal

(It ain't personal)

Verse 11

Well, the eighth one hollers at me from across the yard

She's got a voice like a diesel and a grip that's hard

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 12

Now, the ninth one's got a husband workin' out of town

And she keeps her kitchen window open when the sun goes down

Yeah, I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 13

The tenth one, Lord, she's got a laugh that rattles every pane

She'll feed me beans and rice and then she'll call me out by name

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 14

Now, the eleventh little woman, she don't talk at all

She just leaves the light a-burnin' in the hall

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Chorus

Oh, I'm a greedy, greedy man and I know it well

Got a hand in every honey pot from here to hell

(Fingers in the cake)

(Fingers in the cake)

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, oh, mm-hmm

Oh, oh, oh, mm-hmm

(Fingers in the cake)

(Fingers in the cake)

Verse 15

The twelfth one, she's a widow with a rockin' chair

And she never asks me why my collar's got a little hair

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 16

The thirteenth, she's a dancer with a broke-down knee

And she swears up and down that she's the only one for me

Yeah, I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Bridge

Now the plate is gettin' lighter and the crumbs are gettin' thin

And I hear my own front door a-lockin' from within

(From within)

(Don't come in)

Guitar Solo

Verse 17

Well, the fourteenth and the fifteenth came to town on the same train

And they both know my name and they both know my game

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 18

Now, the sixteenth little sweetheart, she went and told the rest

And the seventeen that followed, well, they put me to the test

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Chorus

Oh, I'm a greedy, greedy man and I know it well

Got a hand in every honey pot from here to hell

(Fingers in the cake)

(Fingers in the cake)

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, oh, mm-hmm

Oh, oh, oh, mm-hmm

(Fingers in the cake)

(Fingers in the cake)

Outro

Well, the eighteenth one is knockin' and the nineteenth won't come

And the twentieth sent a letter sayin', "Honey, you're done"

(You're done)

(You're done)

Yeah, my fingers in the cake

Oh, my fingers in the cake

Mmm, my fingers

Verse 19

Well, the twenty-first one found me sleepin' in the yard

She took my hat and hit me with a postcard

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 20

Now, the twenty-second called my mother on the phone

Said, "Your boy ain't comin' home, he ain't comin' home"

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 21

The twenty-third one waited by the county line

With a mason jar of somethin' and a mean design

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 22

Now, the twenty-fourth one, Lord, she knew my daddy's name

And she showed me every picture and she laid out all the blame

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 23

Well, the twenty-fifth hollered, "Boys, he's on the road!"

And the twenty-sixth brought a bucket and a heavy load

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Bridge

Oh, the table's gettin' crowded and the chairs are gettin' scarce

And every woman in the county knows the color of my hair

(Knows my hair)

(Everywhere)

Guitar Solo

Verse 24

Now, the twenty-seventh, she was quiet as a stone

She just packed my suitcase and she set it by the door alone

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 25

The twenty-eighth one, she was cryin' on the stair

Sayin', "Mister, you ain't goin' anywhere, not anywhere"

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 26

Well, the twenty-ninth one threw my boots out in the rain

And the thirtieth one was laughin' when she watched me hop the train

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Chorus

Oh, I'm a greedy, greedy man and I know it well

Got a hand in every honey pot from here to hell

(Fingers in the cake)

(Fingers in the cake)

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, oh, mm-hmm

Oh, oh, oh, mm-hmm

(Fingers in the cake)

(Fingers in the cake)

Verse 27

Now, the thirty-first one met me at the station with a frown

Said, "The rest of us been talkin', boy, and you're the talk of town"

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 28

The thirty-second one was kind enough to wave

As the thirty-third was diggin' me a place beside the grave

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Bridge

Oh, I'm runnin' out of highway and I'm runnin' out of lies

And there's thirty-three good women lookin' daggers from my eyes

(From my eyes)

(No surprise)

Guitar Solo

Verse 29

Well, the thirty-fourth one nailed the shutters to the frame

And the thirty-fifth one burned my picture in the flame

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 30

Now, the thirty-sixth one, she was kinder than the rest

She just shook her head and softly beat her chest

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 31

The thirty-seventh, she forgave me, bless her soul

But the thirty-eighth one said, "Mister, that ain't whole, that ain't whole"

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 32

Now, the thirty-ninth one's got a daughter grown and tall

And she told her every story 'bout the man who had it all

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Verse 33

Well, the fortieth one was singin' when she shut the garden gate

And she sang it like a woman who had finally quit the wait

And I got my fingers in the cake

My fingers in the cake

Chorus

Oh, I'm a greedy, greedy man and I know it well

Got a hand in every honey pot from here to hell

(Fingers in the cake)

(Fingers in the cake)

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, oh, mm-hmm

Oh, oh, oh, mm-hmm

(Fingers in the cake)

(Fingers in the cake)