GEORGE (AND THE NORTH WOODS)
(Tom T. Hall)


Tom T. Hall - 1969





You know, George, I was just layin' here thinkin'
About me being blind and all alone
Old timer if you weren't here to guide me
I'd be lost and they'd never find my bones

I just came here to the North Woods for some thinkin'
You know a man just get to rest once in a while
And I'm really glad you came along to guide me
It seems to me we walked a hundred miles

You know how much I've always liked this cabin
It's quiet and I get a chance to think
I just can't figure things out in the city
The bars are there and you know how I drink

You know, George, I made a fortune in the big town
Why my name was on the city limits sign
And then fate laid her heavy hand upon me
And brought the accident that left me blind

Old buddy, you know how that woman did me
I guess you knew her better than I did
George, I guess you knew how much it hurt me
The day that old judge gave her both my kids

But she said she wouldn't care if I's to drop dead
With all that insurance I don't guess she would
Most people think the wilderness is quiet
Would you listen to the wolves out in the woods

Well tomorrow when I'll leave here I'll be a changed man
I'll ride those trains when they yell all aboard
You've spent a lotta time here in the big woods
I'm really glad you're goin' with me, George

George, George, George, are you there
Hey man, you're not puttin' me on are you
George, George, George






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2013)