ever have a daughter,
I'll shake my fist
up at the sky
I suppose I'll name her Edith
And I will teach Edith to fight
If I ever have a daughter
She'll be sharper than a knife
I will teach her to speak firmly,
I'll teach her to take her time
My mother is a firecrack er,
my grandmother was too
And if I ever have a daughter
I'll make them sure she burns blue
And if I ever have a daughter,
she will go out of the earth
I will hope she'll fall in love with herself
I will hope she'll know her worth
And if I ever have a daughter
I will teach it to fight
I will teach her how to navigate
this big world in the dead of night
My mother is a firecrack er,
my grandmother was too
If I ever have a daughter,
I'll make them sure she burns, oh
Oo -oo, oo -oo, oo -oo,
Oo -oo -oo, oo -oo, Oo -oo -oo
Edith is my baby girl
Edith is my baby girl
Edith is my baby girl
Edith is my whole world
My mother is a firecracker
My grandmother was too
An d if I ever have a daughter
I'll make damn sure she
burns blue
I'll make damn sure she burns blue