Verse
A
My name is Tom Hight, an old bachelor I am,
E7
You’ll find me out West in the county of fame,
A
You’ll find me out West on an elegant plain
E7 A
Starving to death on my government claim.
[Verse 2]
A
Hurrah for Greer County! The land of the free,
E7
The land of the bedbug, grasshopper, and flea;
A
I’ll sing of its praises, I’ll tell of its fame
E7 A
While I’m starving to death on my government claim.
[Verse 3]
A
How happy am I when I crawl into bed!
E7
D rattlesnake hisses a tune at my head,
A
D gay little centipede, all without fear
E7 A
Crawls over my pillow and into my ear.
[Verse 4]
A
My clothes is all ragged, my language is rough;
E7
My bread is corndodgers, both solid and tough;
A
And yet I am happy and live at my ease,
E7 A
On sorghum, molasses, and bacon and cheese.
[Verse 5]
A
Good-bye to Greer County, where blizzards arise
E7
Where the sun never sinks, and a flea never dies
A
And the wind never ceases but always remains
E7 A
Till it starves us to death on our government claim.
[Verse 6]
A
Farewell to Greer County, farewell to the West,
E7
I’ll travel back East to the girl I love best,
A
I’ll travel back Texas and marry me a wife,
E7 A E7 E7 F7 E7 A
And quit eatin’ corndodgers for the rest of my life.