If I Was Washington Lyrics - Townes Van Zandt

By townes van zandt 

If I was washington 

Valleys would I forge for 

If I was a fat man 

Fun would I gorge for 

If I was gingus 

Gold would I horde for 

Wish I had a dollar a day 

If I was a gouger 

Gouge would I wish for 

If I was a fisherman 

Fish would I fish for 

If I was a french whore 

Frenchies I'd dish for 

Wish I had a dollar a day 

Turkeys are for flyin' 

Chickens are for eatin' 

I'm all for fun 

Fun's forbidden 

Forbidden's forgotten 

And forgotten's for gettin' 

I wish I had a dollar a day 

Buzzards are for circling 

Circles are for heroes 

Heroes for floatin' 

Fiddles to nero 

Fingers for countin' 

Numbers for zero 

Wish I had a dollar a day 

If I was washington 

Valleys would I forge for 

If I was a fat man 

Fun would I gorge for 

If I was gingus 

Gold would I horde for 

Wish I had a dollar a day 

If I was washington 

I'd wear wood teeth 

If I was a policeman 

I'd walk me a stone beat 

If I was a singer 

I'd stop right now 

I wish I had a dollar a day