WAY DOWN TEXAS WAY
(Billy Joe Shaver)

Asleep At The Wheel - 1987
Shaver - 1999


Adios, goodbye Amigos, I am leavin' you today
Ain't nobody 'round this town that's gonna miss me anyway
This ol' money-makin's takin' all the time I have to play
Mama, hush your mouth, I'm headed South, way down Texas way

Way down Texas way they play good music every night
And the dance hall rings with laughter till the early mornin' light
When cowboys get through pickin', there's not much that's left to say
But you can really have a good time, Honey, way down Texas way

(Instrumental Break) Ahhh....Texas fiddles

The road of life is paved with good intentions I am told
So I best be on my way now or I may not ever go
Ain't no need to be a-beggin' me to stay just one more day
This old wild goose is cuttin' loose, way down Texas way

Way down Texas way they play good music every night
And the dance hall rings with laughter till the early mornin' light
When cowboys get through pickin', there's not much that's left to say
But you can really have a good time, Sugar, way down Texas way

Way down Texas way



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2004)