Yakety Axe Songtext
von Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler

lyrics-merle travis
poverty stricken but still i′m stickin'
to things i know to be facts
one day it′s feathers and the next day chicken
while i'm pickin' my yakety axe
everybody says that i never will get far
keepin′ out of work by pickin′this guitar
livin' on a shoestring puttin′ off things
like a shave and a haircut
money don't matter as long as i scatter
a little bit of happiness around
if people keep grinnin′ i figure i'm winnin′
with my good ole yakety sound


city slickers go around turnin' up their noses
countin' their greenbacks smellin′ their roses
but i wouldn′t quit my yakety axe
even for a t-bone
i'm confessin′ i never took a lesson
all of my notes is a matter of guessin'
hopin′ they'll come out in some sort of manner
that′ll make a yakety sound
if you get in the mood and your feet start pattin'
you feel a little groovy and your hands start clappin'
then i′ve done what i′ve wanted to do a way back
i got you diggin' my yakety axe
1958, 1963, 1965 tree publishing co., inc.