Jim, I Wore a Tie Today

Jim, Jim

I wore a tie today

The first one that I ever wore

You'd have said that I look like a dummy at the dry goods store

Ooh, Jim, Jim

The preacher said a lot of things

But I didn't hear a word he said

My mind kept wanderin' back down the trail

Back to the good times we had

Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain

Pannin' for gold on the cuff

We did everything in the books, I guess

And a lot that they never thought of

Ooh, Jim, Jim

So you're ridin' on ahead

Well, if that's how it's goin' to be

When you reach those streets paved with gold

Jim, stake a claim out for me

We did everything we could do for you, Jim

But, your fever just wouldn't go down.

So we put you in the wagon, Jim

And this mornin' 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 neck-tie

So, today, we wore one too.

Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain

Panin' for gold on the cuff

We did everything in the books, I guess

And a lot that they never thought of

Ooh, Jim, Jim

So you're ridin' on ahead

Well, if that's how it's goin' to be

When you reach those streets paved with gold

Jim, stake a claim out for me