He had plastic bags wrapped 'round his shoes, he was covered with the evenin' news
Had a pair of old wool socks on his hands
The bank sign was flashin' five below, it was freezin' rain and spittin' snow
He was curled up behind some garbage cans
I was afraid that he was dead
I gave him a gentle shake
When he opened up his eyes
I said Old man are you okay
What he said Jelly
I just climbed out of
I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree a cottonwood tree
I was runnin' from some
I was runnin' from some honey bees honey bees
Drip dryin' in the summer breeze
Drip dryin' in the summer breeze after jumpin' into Calico creek after jumpin' into Calico creek
I was walkin' down
I was walkin' down an old dirt road an old dirt road
Past a field of hay
Past a field of hay that had just been mowed that had just been mowed
Man I wish you'd just left me alone
Man I wish you'd just left me alone 'cos I was almost home 'cos I was almost home
Then He said I was just comin' 'round the barn
'Bout the time you grabbed my arm
When I heard mama holler
Son hurry up
I was close enough for my old nose to smell fresh
I was close enough for my old nose to smell fresh cobbler on the stove cobbler on the stove
And I saw daddy loadin' up the truck
Cane poles on the tailgate
Bobbers blowin' in the wind
Since July of fifty-five
That's as close as I've been
Yeah I just climbed out of
Yeah I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree a cottonwood tree
I was runnin' from some
I was runnin' from some honey bees honey bees
Drip dryin' in the summer breeze
Drip dryin' in the summer breeze after jumpin' into Calico creek after jumpin' into Calico creek
I was walkin' down
I was walkin' down an old dirt road an old dirt road
Past a field of hay
Past a field of hay that had just been mowed that had just been mowed
Man I wish you'd just left me alone
Man I wish you'd just left me alone 'cos I was almost home 'cos I was almost home
I said Old man you're gonna freeze to death
I said Old man you're gonna freeze to death
Let me drive you to the mission
Let me drive you to the mission
He said Boy if you'd left me alone
He said Boy if you'd left me alone right now I'd be fishin' right now I'd be fishin'
I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree
I was runnin' from some honey bees
Drip dryin' in the summer breeze
Drip dryin' in the summer breeze after jumpin' into Calico creek after jumpin' into Calico creek
I was walkin' down
I was walkin' down an old dirt road an old dirt road
Past a field of hay
Past a field of hay that had just been mowed that had just been mowed
Man I wish you'd just left me alone
Man I wish you'd just left me alone 'cos I was almost home 'cos I was almost home
Man I was almost home
Man I wish you'd just
Man I wish you'd just left me alone left me alone
'Cos I was almost home
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