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G Well the cows went dry the hens don’t lay D There’s no place I can borrow C I give the landlord all the news D G And the rent comes due tomorrow G There's lots of money in the banks D They say that’s where they keep it C Not only wouldn’t they loan me some D G They wouldn’t let me see itInstrumental G D G C D G G D G C D GG So pick away on the old banjo, D Keep that guitar strumming G C Put more water in the soup D G There’s better times a comingVerse 2:
G Well Mary Lou could pull a plow D If only I would let her C She's twice as strong as any ox D G And she don’t smell much better G I didn’t kiss that Mary Lou but once D And then I had to leave her C Make my collar get too high D G I start to burn with feverInstrumental G D G C D G G D G C D GG So pick away on the old banjo, D Keep that guitar strumming G C Put more water in the soup D G There’s better times a comingVerse 3:
G My rooster used to chase the hen D He just kept getting thinner C He nearly ran himself to death D G So I brought him in for dinner G Cotton crops are mighty poor D The weeds are really growin G C I need a woman pretty bad D G To help me with the hoein’Outro G D G C D GG So pick away on the old banjo, D Keep that guitar strumming G C Put more water in the soup D G There’s better times a coming
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