Where you been? Where you been?
It's that same old question again
What's the use baby, what's the use?

They ain't gonna turn us loose

You got dirt all over your face

And your lipstick is way out of place
Are we gonna tell 'em what we told 'em
Every time before?


Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!


They won't leave us alone
They want us to come home
We've been busy makin' merries

And pickin' wild mountain berries

We're pickin' wild mountain berries

That's our excuse every time
Cause we've been busy makin' merries
And pickin' wild mountain berries


I don't know, I don't know
If I can keep from lettin' it show

What's my plan, now tell me what's my plan?
You know they won't understand


You know my hair is a drippin' wet



Well, and my clothes are soakin' wet
And we didn't go
Swimmin' in a cement pond


Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!


They won't leave us alone
They want us to come home
We've been busy makin' merries

And pickin' wild mountain berries

We're pickin' wild mountain berries

That's our excuse every time
Cause we've been busy makin' merries
Whoa, and pickin' wild mountain berries


They won't leave us alone
They want us to come home

We've been busy makin' merries
And pickin' wild mountain berries


We're pickin' wild mountain berries
That's our excuse every time
Cause we've been busy makin' merries

And pickin' wild mountain berries