Ballad Of Hank Williams

(Don, tell us how it really was when you was working with daddy)
 Well, in 1950, I took a little nip
 Along with Mr Williams on the way to Mississippi
 We were stacked eight deep in a Packard limousine
 When we met this promoter in the town of New Orleans
 Well the man told daddy he had what it took
 And he liked the way he sang and he liked the way he shook
 He said pretty soon he'd make us all rich
 And we started believing that fat sumbitch
 Now daddy told the man if you wanna make some dough
 Take a little money and book me on a show
 And we played them dates and we filled the places well
 But Hank he done blowed the profit all to hell
 Cause he'd run through a ten and he'd run through a twenty
 And he'd run through a hundred just as hard as he could go
 Like a big (unknown) to a little bitty feller
 He'd spend a thousand dollars on a hundred dollar show
 Hank looked at me with a funny looking grin
 Said I been to the Opry and I'm going back again
 We met the owner in a little office there
 A big fat fella with some artificial hair
 He told Hank he wanted half of everything he made
 Or he'd have to tell Audrey bout some women Hank had laid
 And you told daddy he'd better get smart
 Get rid of them fellas and make a new start
 Then he fired my ass and he fired Jerry Rivers
 And he fired every body just as hard as he could go
 He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt
 And he fired some people that he didn't even know
 Well every song he made it went to number one
 Y'all was workin like hell and you was havin fun
 We was ridin every day and playin every night
 And every twenty minutes some of us had a fight
 Now daddy he was makin money hand over fist
 And y'all was getting screwed but you wasn't gettin kissed
 Yeah I told him to pass a liitle bit around
 But he said he'd rather send it to his folks in Alabama
 So he fired your ass and he fired Jerry Rivers
 And he fired everybody just as hard as he could go
 He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt
 And he fired some people that he didn't even know
 Now the owner of the Opry he's doin pretty good
 He's got a music company that they call Cedarwood
 And Hank played nothin but sold out halls
 And I was pumpin gas in greasy overalls
 Cause he fired my ass and he fired Jerry Rivers
 And he fired everybody just as hard as he could go
 He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt
 And he fired some people that he didn't even know
 Hank'd run through a fifty and he'd run through a hundred
 And he'd run through a thousand just as hard as he could go
 Buying Cadillac coupes paying double alimony
 And he fired some people that he didn't even know