Intro
G D G C D G
Verse 1:
G
Well the cows went dry the hens don?t lay
D
There?s no place I can borrow
C
I give the landlord all the news
D G
And the rent comes due tomorrow
G
There's lots of money in the banks
D
They say that?s where they keep it
C
Not only wouldn?t they loan me some
D G
They wouldn?t let me see it
G
So pick away on the old banjo,
D
Keep that guitar strumming
G C
Put more water in the soup
D G
There?s better times a coming
Instrumental
G D G C D G
G D G C D G
Verse 2:
G
Well Mary Lou could pull a plow
D
If only I would let her
C
She's twice as strong as any ox
D G
And she don?t smell much better
G
I didn?t kiss that Mary Lou but once
D
And then I had to leave her
C
Make my collar get too high
D G
I start to burn with fever
G
So pick away on the old banjo,
D
Keep that guitar strumming
G C
Put more water in the soup
D G
There?s better times a coming
Instrumental
G D G C D G
G D G C D G
Verse 3:
G
My rooster used to chase the hen
D
He just kept getting thinner
C
He nearly ran himself to death
D G
So I brought him in for dinner
G
Cotton crops are mighty poor
D
The weeds are really growin
G C
I need a woman pretty bad
D G
To help me with the hoein?
G
So pick away on the old banjo,
D
Keep that guitar strumming
G C
Put more water in the soup
D G
There?s better times a coming
Outro
G D G C D G