Diamond Joe-Ramblin' Jack Elliott

[ti:Diamond Joe] [ar:Ramblin' Jack Elliott] [al:100 Essential Classics - Very Best Of] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.23]Diamond Joe - Ramblin' Jack Elliott [00:01.18]Written by：Trad ArrElliott [00:02.22] [00:10.78]Now there's a man you'll hear about [00:15.77]Most anywhere you go [00:18.19] [00:20.40]And his holdings are in texas [00:25.75]And his name is diamond joe [00:27.97] [00:30.55]And he carries all his money [00:34.85] [00:35.49]In a diamond studded jar [00:37.82] [00:40.50]He never took much trouble [00:44.82]With the process of the law [00:47.52] [00:50.64]I hired out to diamond joe boys [00:54.44] [00:55.54]I [00:55.74]Did offer him my hand [00:58.41] [00:59.28]And [00:59.47]He gave me a string of horses [01:03.17]So old they could not stand [01:05.26] [01:07.13]And I nearly starved to death boys [01:11.01] [01:12.20]He did mistreat me so [01:14.19] [01:16.97]And I never saved a dollar [01:20.48] [01:21.41]In the pay of diamond joe [01:26.12] [01:59.71]Now his bread it was corn dodger [02:03.43]And his meat you couldn't chaw [02:05.46] [02:06.92]Nearly drove me crazy [02:11.62]With the waggin' of his jaw [02:14.25] [02:16.92]And the tellin' of his story [02:21.83]Mean to let you know [02:23.88] [02:26.40]That there never was a rounder [02:30.15] [02:30.86]That could lie like diamond joe [02:36.15] [02:38.65]Now I tried three times to quit him [02:42.02] [02:43.05]But he did argue so [02:45.34]But [02:45.59]I'm still punchin' cattle [02:49.07]In the pay of diamond joe [02:51.38] [02:53.87]And when I'm called up yonder [02:57.90] [02:58.40]And it's my time to go [03:00.86] [03:02.90]Give my blankets to my buddies [03:07.41]And [03:07.59]Give the fleas to diamond joe