(Jim, ooh, Jim, ooh, Jim)
Jim, I did everything that I could
But your fever just wouldn't die down
So, I tied your horse to the wagon bed
And last night, I brought you to town
But when I got there, you were gone, Jim
And there was nothin', nobody could do
I bought you a suit and a tie, Jim
And today, I wore one too
Jim, I wore a tie today
The first one that I ever wore
And you'd have said, I looked like a dummy
Out of a dry goods store
Jim (Jim), they said a lot of things
But I don't know a thing they said
My mind kept wanderin' off, down the trail
Back to the times, that we've had
(Ridin' herd, through sun and the rain)
Panning for gold, on the cuff
We've done everything in the book, I guess
And a lot, they'd never thought up
Well, Jim (Jim), you're ridin' on ahead
I guess that's how it has be
But when you reach those streets paved with gold
Jim, stake a claim out for me
(Jim, ooh, Jim)