| I’m gonna pull this timber 'fore the sun go down
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| Get it 'cross the river 'fore the bars come down
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| Drag it on down that dusty road
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| Come on Jerry, let’s dump this load
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| I said «Timber, ho!», timber, whoa this timber’s gotta roll
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| I said «Timber, ho!», timber, whoa this timber’s gotta roll
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| My old Jerry was an Arkansas mule
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| Been everywhere and he ain’t no fool
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| Weighed nine hundred and twenty-two
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| Done everything a poor mule can do
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| Jerry’s shoulders stood six foot tall
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| Pulled more timber than a freight could haul
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| Workin' heavy old Jerry got sore
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| Pulled so much he couldn’t pull no more
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| The boss said «Jerry» and it made him jump
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| Jerry ran and kicked the boss on the rump
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| My old Jerry was a cool mule
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| Had it been me I woulda killed that fool
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| Boss tried to shoot old Jerry in the head
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| Jerry took that bullet and he stomped him dead
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| Stomped that boss til he heard him scream
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| Sure don’t care he was so damn mean |