Jim, I Wore A Tie Today

<p>[Verse 1: Willie Nelson]<br/>Jim, Jim<br/>I wore a tie today<br/>The first that I ever wore<br/>You have said that I look like a dummy<br/>Out of a dry goods store<br/><br/>[Verse 2: Johnny Cash]<br/>Oh, Jim, Jim, the preacher said a lot of things<br/>But I didn&#x27;t hear a word he said<br/>My mind kept wandering<br/>Back down the trail<br/>Back to the good times we had<br/><br/>[Pre-Chorus: Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson]<br/>Riding herd through the sun and the rain<br/>Panning for gold on the cuff<br/>We did everything in the books, I guess<br/>And a lot that they never thought up<br/>[Verse 3: Both Cash and Nelson]<br/>Oh, Jim, Jim, so you&#x27;re riding on ahead<br/>Well, if that&#x27;s how it&#x27;s going to be<br/>When you reach those streets paved with gold<br/>Jim, take a claim out for me<br/><br/>[Johnny Cash&#x27;s Spoken Verse]<br/>We did everything we could do for ya, Jim<br/>But your fever just wouldn&#x27;t go down<br/><br/>[Willie Nelson&#x27;s Spoken Verse]<br/>So we put you on a wagon, Jim<br/>And this morning we got you back to town<br/><br/>[Cash Spoken Verse]<br/>But when we got here, you were gone, Jim<br/>And there wasn&#x27;t anything anybody could do<br/><br/>[Nelson Spoken Verse]<br/>They dressed you up in a fancy suit and a necktie<br/>And so, today, we wore one too<br/><br/>[Pre-Chorus and Chorus]<br/>Riding herd through the sun and the rain<br/>Panning for gold on the cuff<br/>We&#x27;ve did everything in the book I guess<br/>And a lot that they never thought up<br/>Oh Jim, Jim, so you&#x27;re riding on ahead<br/>Well if that&#x27;s how its going to be<br/>When you reach those streets paved with gold<br/>Jim, stake a claim out for me