Jim, I Wore a Tie Today

Jim, Jim
 I wore a tie today
 The first one that I ever wore
 You'd have said that I look like a dummy at the dry goods store
 Ooh, Jim, Jim
 The preacher said a lot of things
 But I didn't hear a word he said
 My mind kept wanderin' back down the trail
 Back to the good times we had
 Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain
 Pannin' for gold on the cuff
 We did everything in the books, I guess
 And a lot that they never thought of
 Ooh, Jim, Jim
 So you're ridin' on ahead
 Well, if that's how it's goin' to be
 When you reach those streets paved with gold
 Jim, stake a claim out for me
 We did everything we could do for you, Jim
 But, your fever just wouldn't go down.
 So we put you in the wagon, Jim
 And this mornin' we got you back to town.
 But, when we got here you were gone, Jim
 And there wasn't anything anybody could do.
 They dressed you up in a fancy suit and a neck-tie
 So, today, we wore one too.
 Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain
 Panin' for gold on the cuff
 We did everything in the books, I guess
 And a lot that they never thought of
 Ooh, Jim, Jim
 So you're ridin' on ahead
 Well, if that's how it's goin' to be
 When you reach those streets paved with gold
 Jim, stake a claim out for me