CAPO IV C   G   C 
 
 
C 
Well the girls all dance, with the boys from the city 
                                  G  
But they don't care to dance with me 
C                 
Well it ain't my fault, that the fields are muddy 
                 G         C   hold 4 extra counts 
And the red clay stains my feet 
 
C 
It's under my nails, and it's under my collar, 
                          G  
And it shows on my Sunday clothes 
C                 
Though I do my best with soap and water, 
                G          C   hold 4 extra counts 
That dammed old dirt won't go  
 

F                           C  
But when I pass through the pearly gates 
G                       C  
Will my gown be gold instead 
F                                C 
Or just a red clay robe with red clay wings 
               G           C    hold 4 extra counts 
And a red clay halo for my head  
 
Inst. = verse  
 
C 
It's mud in the spring and it's dust in the summer 
                         G  
When it rolls in crimson tide 
C                 
Til the trees and leaves and the cows are the colour 
                   G        C   hold 4 extra counts 
Of the dirt on the mountain side 
 
Chorus 
 
C 
Now Jordan's banks are red and muddy, 
                        G  
And the rollin water is wide 
C                 
But I got no boat, 
C                 
So I'll be good and muddy 
                 G      C   hold 4 extra counts 
When I get to the other side 
 
Chorus 
Last two lines :- 
I'll take a red clay robe and red clay wings 
And a red clay halo for my head