Verse 1:
I asked God for a good job
He put me on a plane
He put me on a plane
All of the people that I love
The people that I m from
Offered a hm-yodelehihoo-yodeliehiha
Chorus 1:
I m off, I m packin dirty clothes
Sleepin in my coat
(bar chord)
Eatin in a car
(bar chord)
Livin in a bar
Oh goodness, ain t that the way?
Verse 2:
I asked God for a, a good man
But I forgot to say
I wanna see him every day
I tried to remember that goose poop on
Even if it s swingin , oh
It s never fast as you ho-o-o-hoooope
Chorus 2:
The neighbor baby in the sun
Gettin dirty in the mud
The washin on a wire
Potatoes in a tire?
Oh goodness, ain t that the way?
Instrumental verse
Chorus 3:
If you got honey in the cup
Liqueur in the mug
Water on the stove
Sugar on the phone
Oh goodness, ain t that the way?
Ain t that the way?
Ain t that the way?
Bridge/outro
You re on your own
You re on your way home
New racuter? on the radio
You re cookin for one
Here watching a home video
And here in the distance
Here in the miss you
Fonder and fonder I go
[repeat last part indefinitely]