E
My name is Tom Hight, an old bachelor I am,
B7
You’ll find me out West in the county of fame,
E
You’ll find me out West on an elegant plain
B7 E
Starving to death on my government claim.
[Verse 2]
E
Hurrah for Greer County! The land of the free,
B7
The land of the bedbug, grasshopper, and flea;
E
I’ll sing of its praises, I’ll tell of its fame
B7 E
While I’m starving to death on my government claim.
[Verse 3]
E
How happy am I when I crawl into bed!
B7
A rattlesnake hisses a tune at my head,
E
A gay little centipede, all without fear
B7 E
Crawls over my pillow and into my ear.
[Verse 4]
E
My clothes is all ragged, my language is rough;
B7
My bread is corndodgers, both solid and tough;
E
And yet I am happy and live at my ease,
B7 E
On sorghum, molasses, and bacon and cheese.
[Verse 5]
E
Good-bye to Greer County, where blizzards arise
B7
Where the sun never sinks, and a flea never dies
E
And the wind never ceases but always remains
B7 E
Till it starves us to death on our government claim.
[Verse 6]
E
Farewell to Greer County, farewell to the West,
B7
I’ll travel back East to the girl I love best,
E
I’ll travel back Texas and marry me a wife,
B7 E B7 B7 C7 B7 E
And quit eatin’ corndodgers for the rest of my life.
