The Timbercutter's song

Tired and hungry, thirsty and weak
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek

Way down yonder on the Yankee banks
where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank
there's a pretty little woman in a pine log shack
walkin' the floor till I get back

Store man store man cash my check
Have you got any beads for a lady's neck?
I need some tobacco and a fishin' line
Some bacon and beans and a jug of wine

Tired and hungry, thirsty and weak
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek

Give me an ax and a real good file
Some talcum powder for the youngest child
A banjo string for my old grandpa
and kidney pills for my mother in law

The biggest timber that I ever did see
I stuck my ax in a virgin tree
It took three weeks to chop her down
The whole earth trembled when she hit the ground

Tired and hungry, thirsty and weak
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek

When my sweet woman wears them pearls,
I get some smiles from the other girls.
But it won't do them gals no good.
Cause I'm a true-blue pecker-wood.

I need some rosin for my fiddle bow.
Some turpentine for my snake-bit toe.
I know that's more than my check will pay.
Could you loan me a dollar till the next pay day?

Tired and hungry, thirsty and weak
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek

Fade-out
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek
I been a-cuttin' timber at the fork of the creek