Watermelon Rind by Mac Powell and the Family Reunion Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, when I was just a little boy
Not more than four or five years old
Me and my family head to the river
And jump in the swimming hole;
And when we got a little bit hungry
Mama got us something so fine:
She’d pull out a watermelon
And we’d eat it on down to the rind

[Chorus]
Watermelon rind
Watermelon rind!
You ain’t ever in your life
Ever had such a mighty good time
Till you chewed on a watermelon rind, watermelon rind!

Flung down at a river
With my cousins and my sister
No, I never will forget your watermelon rinds
[Verse 2]
Well I’ve been all around this whole wide world
Tampa to Taipei
‘aten at the finest restaurants from London to L.A
For my money I’ll tell you honey
There’s never better that you can find
Than to put a little salt on a watermelon slice
And eat it on down to the rind

[Chorus]
Watermelon rind
Watermelon rind!
You ain’t ever in your life
Ever had such a mighty good time
Till you chewed on a watermelon rind
Watermelon rind!

Flung down at a river
With my cousins and my sister
No I never will forget your watermelon rind, nah

(son!)

Watermelon rind
Watermelon rind!
You ain’t ever in your life
Ever had such a mighty good time
Till you chewed on a watermelon rind, watermelon rind!
Flung down at a river
With my cousins and my sister
No, I never will forget your watermelon rind, nah