[00:00.00][Verse 1]
[00:05.19]T for Texas, T for Tennessee
[00:12.42]T for Texas, T for Tennessee
[00:18.81]T for Thelma, that gal that made a wreck out of me
[00:28.08][Refrain ]
[00:28.59]Oh-del-lay-ee oh, lay-ee eh, lay-ee
[00:34.20][Verse 2]
[00:35.49]If you don't want me mama, you sure don't have to stall, oh Lord
[00:44.85]If you don't want me mama, you sure don't have to stall
[00:53.40]'Cause I can get more women than a passenger train can haul
[01:01.95][Refrain ]
[01:02.67]Oh-del-lay-ee oh, lay-ee eh, lay-ee
[01:08.13][Verse 3]
[01:09.60]I'm gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I'm tall, Lord Lord
[01:17.34]I'm gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I'm tall
[01:25.71]I'm gonna shoot poor Thelma just to see her jump and fall
[01:34.50][Refrain ]
[01:35.01]Oh-del-lay-ee eh, lay-ee oh, lay-ee
[01:41.01][Verse 4]
[01:42.27]I'm goin' where the water drinks like cherry wine, sing 'em boy sing 'em
[01:50.49]Lord I'm goin' where the water drinks like cherry wine
[01:57.48]'Cause this Georgia water tastes like turpentine
[02:04.71][Refrain ]
[02:05.31]Oh-del-lay-ee eh, lay-ee oh, lay-ee
[02:10.89][Verse 5]
[02:21.06]I'm gonna buy me a shotgun with a great long shiny barrel
[02:29.46]Gonna buy me a shotgun with a great long shiny barrel
[02:36.30]I'm gonna shoot that rounder that stole away my gal
[02:42.66][Refrain]
[02:46.44]Oh-del-lay-ee eh, lay-ee oh, lay-ee
[02:51.72][Verse 6 ]
[02:58.23]Rather drink muddy water sleep in a holler log
[03:06.69]Rather drink muddy water sleep in a holler log
[03:13.53]Than to be in Atlanta treated like a dirty dog
[03:19.41][Refrain ]
[03:20.49]Oh-del-lay-ee eh, lay-ee oh, lay-ee

T for Texas, T for Tennessee
T for Texas, T for Tennessee
T for Thelma, that gal that made a wreck out of me
Oh-del-lay-ee oh, lay-ee eh, lay-ee
If you don't want me mama, you sure don't have to stall, oh Lord
If you don't want me mama, you sure don't have to stall
'Cause I can get more women than a passenger train can haul
Oh-del-lay-ee oh, lay-ee eh, lay-ee
I'm gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I'm tall, Lord Lord
I'm gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I'm tall
I'm gonna shoot poor Thelma just to see her jump and fall
Oh-del-lay-ee eh, lay-ee oh, lay-ee
I'm goin' where the water drinks like cherry wine, sing 'em boy sing 'em
Lord I'm goin' where the water drinks like cherry wine
'Cause this Georgia water tastes like turpentine
Oh-del-lay-ee eh, lay-ee oh, lay-ee
I'm gonna buy me a shotgun with a great long shiny barrel
Gonna buy me a shotgun with a great long shiny barrel
I'm gonna shoot that rounder that stole away my gal
Oh-del-lay-ee eh, lay-ee oh, lay-ee
Rather drink muddy water sleep in a holler log
Rather drink muddy water sleep in a holler log
Than to be in Atlanta treated like a dirty dog
Oh-del-lay-ee eh, lay-ee oh, lay-ee