Lyric discussion by reflect4ever 

My dad's explaination on "little pitchers have big ears" is a reference, one, to how children say the word 'pictures', two, "little pitchers" in reference to a picture of children, three, little kids with big ears. Prine is amazing. My dad is a HUGE John Prine fan.

The line refers to children hearing things they probably shouldn't.

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