HI JOLLY
by Randy Sparks
HI JOLLY WAS A CAMEL DRIVER LONG TIME AGO,
HE FOLLOWED MR BEALE AWAY OUT WEST
DIDN'T MIND THE BURNING SAND IN THAT GOD FORSAKEN LAND
BUT HE DIDN'T MIND THE PURTY GALS THE BEST.
SINGIN HI JOLLY HEY JOLLY 20 MILES A DAY BY GOLLY
20 MORE BEFORE THE MORNING LIGHT.
HI JOLLY HEY I GOTTA BE ON MY WAY I
TOLD MY GAL I'D BE HOME BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
THERE'S PURTY GIRLS IN ALBERQUERQUE, LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY,
THERE'S PURTY GIRLS IN TUCUMCARI TOO,
BUT HONEY I AIN'T BLIND BUT I DON'T PAY THEM ANY MIND
'CAUSE I'M SAVIN' ALL MY LOVIN' JUST FOR YOU
THE OLD FOLKS DOWN IN ARIZONA TELL US THAT IT'S TRUE
YOU CAN SEE HI JOLLYS GHOST A TRAVELIN' STILL,
WHEN THE DESERT MOON IS BRIGHT HE COMES RIDIN' THROUGH THE NIGHT
LEADIN' 4 AND 20 CAMELS CROSS THE HILL
Used by
permission of Cherrybell Music Pub. Co.
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