Eb
Beware of a gal in britches,
Eb
Yo-di-o-di-o.
      Eb              Ab
Never trust no gal in britches,
Ab
No-di-o-di-o.

[Verse 1]
   Ab
If you had a sense of this, her horse.
                      Eb
You woulda know it by now o'course.
Ab
Who wears the britches is the boss.
         Bb7                  Eb
That's a gal, that's a gal in britches.

[Verse 2]
      Eb
Don't mess with a gal in britches,
Eb
Yo-di-o-di-o.
   Eb                 Ab
No feminine gal wears britches,
Ab
No-di-o-di-o.

[Verse 3]
       Ab
She'll beg you to come, to the country dance.
       Eb
You'll ride twenty miles for the big romance.
Ab
She shows up in her brother's pants.
Ab                 Bb7                Eb
What you'd expect,  -  from a girl in britches?

[Bridge]
Ab                      Eb
Yo-di-o-di-o-i-ay, It's none of my misfortune.
Ab                       Eb                    Bb7
Yo-di-o-di-o-di-ay, Just thought you'd like to know.

[Verse 4]
      Eb
Don't marry no gal in britches,
Eb
Yo-di-o-di-o.
       Eb                   Ab
You'll never know which is, which is,
Ab
No-di-o-di-o.

[Outro]
Ab
She'll put a halter through your nose.
Eb
Have you cooking and washing clothes.
      Ab
While she goes chasing them buffaloes.
         Bb7                    Eb
Bet your boots, that's a gal in britches.