Verse
F
My name is Tom Hight, an old bachelor I am,
C7
You’ll find me out West in the county of fame,
F
You’ll find me out West on an elegant plain
C7 F
Starving to death on my government claim.
[Verse 2]
F
Hurrah for Greer County! The land of the free,
C7
The land of the bedbug, grasshopper, and flea;
F
I’ll sing of its praises, I’ll tell of its fame
C7 F
While I’m starving to death on my government claim.
[Verse 3]
F
How happy am I when I crawl into bed!
C7
A# rattlesnake hisses a tune at my head,
F
A# gay little centipede, all without fear
C7 F
Crawls over my pillow and into my ear.
[Verse 4]
F
My clothes is all ragged, my language is rough;
C7
My bread is corndodgers, both solid and tough;
F
And yet I am happy and live at my ease,
C7 F
On sorghum, molasses, and bacon and cheese.
[Verse 5]
F
Good-bye to Greer County, where blizzards arise
C7
Where the sun never sinks, and a flea never dies
F
And the wind never ceases but always remains
C7 F
Till it starves us to death on our government claim.
[Verse 6]
F
Farewell to Greer County, farewell to the West,
C7
I’ll travel back East to the girl I love best,
F
I’ll travel back Texas and marry me a wife,
C7 F C7 C7 C#7 C7 F
And quit eatin’ corndodgers for the rest of my life.