Jim, I Wore A Tie Today · letra

Verse 1: Willie Nelson

Jim, Jim I wore a tie today The first that I ever wore You have said that I look like a dummy Out of a dry goods store

Verse 2: Johnny Cash

Oh, Jim, Jim, the preacher said a lot of things But I didn't hear a word he said My mind kept wandering Back down the trail Back to the good times we had

Pre-Chorus: Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson

Riding herd through the sun and the rain Panning for gold on the cuff We did everything in the books, I guess And a lot that they never thought up

Verse 3: Both Cash and Nelson

Oh, Jim, Jim, so you're riding on ahead Well, if that's how it's going to be When you reach those streets paved with gold Jim, take a claim out for me

Johnny Cash's Spoken Verse

We did everything we could do for ya, Jim But your fever just wouldn't go down

Willie Nelson's Spoken Verse

So we put you on a wagon, Jim And this morning we got you back to town

Cash Spoken Verse

But when we got here, you were gone, Jim And there wasn't anything anybody could do

Nelson Spoken Verse

They dressed you up in a fancy suit and a necktie And so, today, we wore one too

Pre-Chorus and Chorus

Riding herd through the sun and the rain Panning for gold on the cuff We've did everything in the book I guess And a lot that they never thought up Oh Jim, Jim, so you're riding on ahead Well if that's how its going to be When you reach those streets paved with gold Jim, stake a claim out for me