O’ Be Joyful Songtext
von Shovels & Rope

O′ be joyful, is that what ya brewin'
Does your daddy know that′s what ya doin'?
His little girl's got her reputation out to ruin
She was givin′ them the country wave

Machete in a tree stump, hound dog on a chain
Wooden legged woman playin′ the banjo in the rain
Can't recall the tune, but the song′s always the same
"Jesus, give me strength"

Babe, it's alright
I′m gonna wrap you up tonight
Carry you out right on time


She got Comanche, she got Iroquois
She got a young man that she plays with like a toy
He don't mind when she call him little boy
That′s a thing that he enjoy

She wants to get it all back, well it's a little too late
You want to start all over, want a shiny clean slate
She'll skin ′em like snake and hang ′em up over the gate
You don't believe it, just you wait

Babe, it′s alright
I'm gonna wrap you up tonight
Carry you out right on time

Hey, alright
Ain′t it good to be alive
Ain't it nice to be fightin′ on the winning side
Yeah