Riley Thompson Suds in the Bucket performance wowed the crowd and judges as the 16 year old wisely chose to keep her song selection in the country music genre. Watch Riley Thompson struts her country music roots by performing “Suds in the Bucket” by Sara Evans during the American Idol 2019 Top 14 round. Riley delivered the goods in front of a live audience and American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan. Compare Riley’s performance to the original music video by Sara Evans below.
Riley Thompson Top 14 American Idol 2019 Performance
Sara Evans Music Video for Suds in the Bucket
Riley Thompson Suds in the Bucket Lyrics (original by Sara Evans)
She was in the backyard
Say it was a little past nine
When her prince pulled up
A white pick-up truck
Her folks should’ve seen it comin’
It was only just a matter of time
Plenty old enough
And you can’t stop love
She stuck a note on the screen door
“Sorry but I got to go”
That was all she wrote
Her mama’s heart was broke
That was all she wrote
So the story goes
Now her daddy’s in the kitchen
Starin’ out the window
Scratchin’ and a rackin’ his brains
How could 18-years just up and walk away
Our little pony-tailed girl
Grown up to be a woman
Now she’s gone in the blink of an eye
She left the suds in the bucket
And the clothes hangin’ out on the line
Now don’t you wonder
What the preacher’s gonna preach about Sunday morn
Nothin’ quite like this
Has happened here before
Well he must have been a looker
Smooth talkin’ son of a gun
For such a grounded girl
To just up and run
Course you can’t fence time
And you can’t stop love
Now all the biddies in the beauty shop
Gossip goin’ non-stop
Sippin’ on pink lemonade
How could 18-years just up and walk away
Our little pony-tailed girl grown up to be a woman
Now she’s gone in the blink of an eye
She left the suds in the bucket
And the clothes hangin’ out on the line
She’s got her pretty little bare feet hangin’ out the window
And they’re headin’ up to Vegas tonight
How could 18-years just up and walk away
Our little pony-tailed girl grown up to be a woman
Now she’s gone in the blink of an eye
She left the suds in the bucket
And the clothes hangin’ out on the line
She left the suds in the bucket
And the clothes hangin’ out on the line
She was in the backyard
Say it was a little past nine
When her prince pulled up
A white pick-up truck
Plenty old enough,
And you can’t stop love,
And no you can’t fence time
And you can’t stop love.
Viewers are allowed to vote overnight for the first time, and the singers chosen by the fans will advance to the Top 10 after a big reveal on Monday (Apr. 15, 2019). Remember to share the Riley Thompson Suds in the Bucket performance with other country music fans.
