Cash On The Barrelhead — текст песни (Charlie Louvin)

Got in a little trouble at the county seat
Lord they put me in the jailhouse for loafing on the street
When the judge heard the verdict I was a guilty man
He said forty five dollars or thirty days in the can
That`ll be cash on the barrelhead son you can make your choice you`re twenty one
No money down no credit plan no time to chase you cause I`m a busy man
[ guitar ]
Found a telephone number on a laundry slip
I had a good hearted jailer with a six gun hip
He let me call long distance she said number please
And no sooner than I told her she shouted out at me
That`ll be cash on the barrelhead son not parting cash but the entire sum
No money down no credit plan cause a little bird tells me you`re a travelling man
[ guitar ]
Thirty days in the jailhouse four days on the road
I was feeling mighty hungry my feet a heavy load
Saw a greyhound coming stuck up my thumb
Just as I was being seated the driver caught my arm
That`ll be cash on the barrelhead son this old grey dog is paid to run
When the engine stops and the wheels won`t roll
Give me cash on the barrelhead I`ll take you down the road