Diamond Joe Songtext
von Sam Bush

Now there′s a man you'll hear about
Most every place you go
His holdings are in Texas
And his name is Diamond Joe
He carried all his money
In a diamond-studded jar

And he never was much bothered
By the process of the law
Well, I hired out to Diamond Joe, boys
I did offer him my hand
Then he gave a string of horses
So old they could not stand


Oh, I like to starve to death, boys
He did mistreat me so
And I never saved a dollar in the pay of Diamond Joe

Now his bread, it was corn dodger
And his meat I could not chaw
And he like to drove me crazy
With the waggin′ of his jaw
Oh, the tellin' of his stories
I mean to let you know
That there never was a rounder
That could lie like Diamond Joe


Now, I tried three times to quit him, boys
But he did argue so
When I'm still punchin′ cattle in the pay of Diamond Joe
And when I′m called up yonder
And it comes my time to go
I'd give my blankets to my buddies
And my fleas to Diamond Joe