West Texas

Traditional

  Live, Gaslight Café, NYC - 15.oct.1962  

I'm going down to West Texas
Behind the Louisiana line
I'm going down to West Texas
Behind the Louisiana line
Get me a fortune tellin' woman
One that's gonna read my mind.

If you ever go to Dallas
Take the right hand road
If you ever go to Dallas
Take the right hand road
Those western Dallas streets boys
They're bound to kill ya for sure.

I'm going down to Jack Rabbit's
Past the West Texas line
I'm going down to Jack Rabbit's
Behind the West Texas line
If there's a star up above
Lord it's my a-leavin' 'em sign.

Well you never miss your water
Till the well runs dry
An' you never miss your water
Till the well runs dry
An' you never miss your man
Till he says goodbye.

You can ride/write and tell my mama
I won't be coming home tonight
You can ride/write and tell my mother
I won't be home tonight
I'm going down the road boys
I've got to do it right.

I'm going down to West Texas
Behind the Louisiana line
I'm going down to West Texas
Behind the Louisiana line
That fortune tellin' woman
Won't let her really read my mind?