Verse 1E
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
B7E
Starving to death on my government claim.
Verse 2E
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
B7E
While I’m starving to death on my government claim.
Verse 3E
How happy am I when I crawl into bed!
B7A rattlesnake hisses a tune at my head,
EA gay little centipede, all without fear
B7E
Crawls over my pillow and into my ear.
Verse 4E
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,
B7E
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
B7E
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,
B7EB7B7C7B7E
And quit eatin’ corndodgers for the rest of my life.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.