Jim, I Wore A Tie Today Lyrics - The Highwaymen

Jim, Jim 

I wore a tie today 

The first one that I ever wore 

You'd have said that I look like a dummy at the dry goods store 

Ooh, Jim, Jim 

The preacher said a lot of things 

But I didn't hear a word he said 

My mind kept wanderin' back down the trail 

Back to the good times we had 

Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain 

Pannin' for gold on the cuff 

We did everything in the books, I guess 

And a lot that they never thought of 

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Ooh, Jim, Jim 

So you're ridin' on ahead 

Well, if that's how it's goin' to be 

When you reach those streets paved with gold 

Jim, stake a claim out for me 

We did everything we could do for you, Jim 

But, your fever just wouldn't go down. 

So we put you in the wagon, Jim 

And this mornin' we got you back to town. 

But, when we got here you were gone, Jim 

And there wasn't anything anybody could do. 

They dressed you up in a fancy suit and a neck-tie 

So, today, we wore one too. 

Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain 

Panin' for gold on the cuff 

We did everything in the books, I guess 

And a lot that they never thought of 

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Ooh, Jim, Jim 

So you're ridin' on ahead 

Well, if that's how it's goin' to be 

When you reach those streets paved with gold 

Jim, stake a claim out for me