Verse 1:
G D7
well, you walked that valley's grassy floor and climbed that hilly ridge
G
you stood there naked stung with fear and tippy-toed on the edge
D7
well, you swung on a vine, you crawled in the dirt and made the river your best friend
G
you ate ev'rything from a skunk to perch and filled me up with Zen
Em7 A7
well, you went to acapella and you sang Acapulco, danced on a coin
C D
you tied six Mexicans up in chains, then hitch-hiked to Des Moines
G D7
you put the tube in the tub when you joined a club, and took the soles off your shoes
Fmaj7 C G
but, baby, there's one thing you forgot to do
Verse 2:
G D7
well, you turned my pockets inside out and my inside upside down
G
took fourteen reds and shaved your head and let a semi run you down
D7
you filed your teeth and chromed your feet, shot a fifteen under par
G
prayed thirteen days in eighteen ways then gurued in a bar
Em7 A7
well you slipped me a Mickey and you read James Dickey, drank up all my wine
C D
you did all that then drowned a bat and bought a Wurlitzer on time
G D7
you ate barbecued stork with a spoon and a fork in a second-hand fun'ral plot,
Fmaj7 C G
but, baby, there's one thing you forgot