HI HO MY LADY
(Wayne Hoefle / Del Porter)

Spike Jones & his City Slickers (Vocal: Del Porter) - 1942


I've got a girl in Arkansas,
Hi Ho my lady
The sweetest gal I ever saw,
Hi Ho my lady
I gotta gal in Arkansas,
The sweetest gal I ever saw
But she's too young to leave her ma,
Hi Ho my lady

(Instrumental Break)

She dresses up in silks and lace,
Hi Ho my lady
With paint and powder on her face,
Hi Ho my lady
She dresses up in silks and lace
With paint and powder on her face
It gets on me when we embrace,
Hi Ho my lady

(Instrumental Break)

Her pretty mouth can pout a bit,
Hi Ho my lady
And pretty words come out of it,
Hi Ho my lady
Her pretty mouth can pout a bit
And pretty words come out of it
Oh I'm in love, no doubt of it,
Hi Ho my lady

(Instrumental Break)

She likes me `cos my arms are strong,
Hi Ho my lady
And `cos they're also nice and long,
Hi Ho my lady
She likes me `cos my arms are strong,
And `cos they're also nice and long
She likes my arms where they belong,
Hi Ho my lady

(Violin Break – "Turn the Page" – More Violin)

Oh I'm just loco `bout her looks,
Hi Ho my lady
She looks like gals I've seen in books,
Hi Ho my lady
Oh I'm just loco `bout her looks
She looks like gals I've seen in books
An' I sure like the way she cooks,
Hi Ho my lady

Someday up to the preacher man,
Hi Ho my lady
We'll go as fast as people can,
Hi Ho my lady
Someday up to the preacher man
We'll go as fast as people can
She'll be my wife, I'll be her man,
Hi Ho my lady


(Contributed/Transcribed by Bill Huntley - October 2005)