I used to work on a highway road, spend my money with Jimmy
Highway stop and the money all done, now Jimmy don't wants to see me
REFRAIN: Lord, Jimmy shut his store door
"How you know it?", 'cause he told me so
Yeah, he wouldn't credit me, he wouldn't credit you
How in the world Cedar Creek gonna do?
Jimmy shut his store door, then he told me so
Caused me to wander to Nahville, Tennessee
When I was broke and didn't have a dime, the women wouldn't call me "honey"
All the womens tryin' to eat me up, since they get my boneless money
REFRAIN: Now, Jimmy shut his store door
"How you know it?" 'cause he told me so
Yeah, he wouldn't credit me, he wouldn't credit you
How in the world Cedar Creek gonna do?
Jimmy shut his store door, then he told me so
I have to travel to Nashville, Tennessee
I asked Jimmy just to credit me, looked like he wanted to fight me
I went and kissed Clarence' old grey mule, and the darned old grey mule bite me
REFRAIN: Lord, Jimmy shut his store door
"How you know it?", 'cause he told me so
Yeah, he wouldn't credit me, he wouldn't credit you
How in the world Cedar Creek gonna do?
Jimmy shut his store door, then he told me so
I have to wander to Nashville, Tennessee
The boys hangin' around Jimmy's b'liquor store, thei' mouth ain't nothin' but a blabber
(SPOKEN: We went, too)
I went to Dave Harley back door and I begged for a bowl of clabber
REFRAIN: 'Cause Jimmy shut his store door
"How you know it?", 'cause he told me so
Yeah, he wouldn't credit me, he wouldn't credit you
How in the world, Cedar Creek gonna do?
Jimmy shut his store door, then he told me so
I have to travel to Nashville, Tennessee
When I was broke and down and out, the women didn't want me around
(SPOKEN: No they didn't)
Since I got my boneless money, says, "Daddy, you must come around."
REFRAIN: 'Cause Jimmy shut his store door
"How you know it?", 'cause he told me so
Yeah, he wouldn't credit me, he wouldn't credit you
How in the world Cedar Creek gonna do?
Jimmy shut his store door, then he told me so
I have to wander to Nashville, Tennessee
When I used to work on the highway road, spend my money with Jimmy
Now the highway is stopped and the money all done and Jimmy don't want to see me
REFRAIN: Lord, Jimmy shut his store door
"How you know it?", 'cause he told me so
Yeah, he wouldn't credit me, he wouldn't credit you
How in the world Cedar Creek gonna do?
Jimmy shut his store door, then he told me so
I have to wander to Nashville, Tennessee