Corn Cob Blues- John Hartford

Well the cowboy promoted the wedding you knowBetween the songs on his rock and roll showThe groom was thin and the bride was a tease Recorded to the sound of his latest release They both were members of the back up crewThe thin man a thinkin' them corncob blues

Well the rain came down and the crowd was slowAnd the cowboy hollered and he stubbed his toeThe signs on trees from here to townHurricane Apple couldn't knock them downThe thin man stands in his water-logged shoesAnd he keeps on thinking them corncob blues

Well the cowboy sweats and he walks the aisleWatching his money in a sticky pileHe tears his napkin there at the gate, HEPromoted the wedding for two weeks straightThe thin man looks lola lock on SueAnd he keeps on studying them corn cob blues

Well the bride sits there and she looks at the starA hound dog licks his trusty guitarThe drummer tunes the the key of GThe fiddle player works for freeWhile scr*ping old popcorn off of his shoesThe thin man hums them corn cob blues

Mama makes the coffee boilIt's just as thick as crank case oilThe cowboy sends her a kiss and a flowerHe drinks ten cups every quarter hourThe thin man wonders if he's adding boozeAnd he whistles out loud them corn cob blues

Well brother got mad at the skinny oneAnd the cowboy too for all of his funSo brother talked to the bride backstageAnd he talked of love in a white hot rageThe thin man wondered her love he'd loseAnd he wrote another verse to the corn cob blues

Well the thin man smoked and he looked at his kneesAnd he wondered if the crowd would all be pleasedWhen the sun comes up on another dayAnd he and the bride were far awayHe didn't think the cowboy would ever get throughSo he could lose them corn cob blues