Verse
D
My name is Tom Hight, an old bachelor I am,
A7
You’ll find me out West in the county of fame,
D
You’ll find me out West on an elegant plain
A7 D
Starving to death on my government claim.
[Verse 2]
D
Hurrah for Greer County! The land of the free,
A7
The land of the bedbug, grasshopper, and flea;
D
I’ll sing of its praises, I’ll tell of its fame
A7 D
While I’m starving to death on my government claim.
[Verse 3]
D
How happy am I when I crawl into bed!
A7
G rattlesnake hisses a tune at my head,
D
G gay little centipede, all without fear
A7 D
Crawls over my pillow and into my ear.
[Verse 4]
D
My clothes is all ragged, my language is rough;
A7
My bread is corndodgers, both solid and tough;
D
And yet I am happy and live at my ease,
A7 D
On sorghum, molasses, and bacon and cheese.
[Verse 5]
D
Good-bye to Greer County, where blizzards arise
A7
Where the sun never sinks, and a flea never dies
D
And the wind never ceases but always remains
A7 D
Till it starves us to death on our government claim.
[Verse 6]
D
Farewell to Greer County, farewell to the West,
A7
I’ll travel back East to the girl I love best,
D
I’ll travel back Texas and marry me a wife,
A7 D A7 A7 A#7 A7 D
And quit eatin’ corndodgers for the rest of my life.