Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash - Jim, I Wore a Tie Today lyrics

Jim, Jim i wore a tie today
The first that I ever wore
You have said that I look like a dummy
Out of a dry goods store

Oh, Jim, Jim
The preacher said a lot of things
But I didn't hear a word he said
My mind kept wandering back down the trail
Back to the good times we had

Riding herd through the sun and the rain
Panning for gold on the cuff
We did everything in the books, I guess
And a lot that they never thought up

Oh, Jim, Jim, so you're riding on ahead
Well, if that's how it's going to be
When you reach those streets paved with gold
Jim, take a claim out for me

We did everything we could do for ya, Jim
But your fever just wouldn't go down

So we put you on a wagon, Jim
And this morning we got you back to town

But when we got here, you were gone, Jim
And there wasn't anything anybody could do

They dressed you up in a
Fancy suit and a necktie
And so, today, we wore one too

Riding herd through the sun and the rain
Panning for gold on the cuff
We've did everything in the book I guess
And a lot that they never thought up
Oh Jim, Jim, so you're riding on ahead
Well if that's how it's going to be
When you reach those streets paved with gold
Jim, stake a claim out for me