[Intro]
Said the momma to the baby in the corn
You are my first born
You shall here on in be known as The Spotlight Kid

[Verse 1]
In the mornin’ cry of the rooster
The baby lay alone
And the old cow in the green grass
Shed white tears in the red hot sun

[Refrain]
An' The Spotlight Kid stood under the moon that evenin’
Givin’ her alibis ‘n eatin’ her a la modes
An' the ice cream man searchin’ high ‘n low
For his a la modes for his a la modes

[Verse 2]
And the green frogs croakin’ around his abode
And the mud cat pond by the old willow road

[Refrain]
All night the village waited and The Spotlight Kid never showed
She was up on the mountain
Tellin’ her alibis an' eatin’ her a la modes
[Verse 3]
Momma still knew she was the one
She was the one who stole the pie from old Momma Eye
Window bare, yeah, rockin’ chair groanin’ like a grizzly bear

[Chorus]
An' the ice cream man searchin’ high ‘n low
For his a la modes for his a la modes
All night the village waited and The Spotlight Kid never showed
She was up on the mountain
Tellin’ her alibis an' eatin’ her a la modes