'T' for Texas, 'T' for Tennessee 'T' for Texas, 'T' for Tennessee 'T' for Thelma, That girl that made a wreck out of me Yodelaeeeo... If you don't want me, Mama You sure don't have to stall, Lawd, Lawd If you don't want me, Mama You sure don't have to stall 'Cause I can get more women Than a passenger train can haul Yodelaeeeo... I'm gonna buy me a pistol Just as long as I'm tall I'm gonna buy me a pistol, Lawd, Lawd Just as long as I'm tall I'm gonna shoot poor Thelma Just to see her jump and fall Yodelaeeeo... I'm going where the water drinks like cherry wine I'm going where the water drinks like cherry wine 'Cause the Georgia water tastes like terpentine I'm gonna buy me a shotgun with a big long shiny barrel I'm gonna buy me a shotgun with a big long shiny barrel I'm gonna that round dog that stole away my gal Yodelaeeeo... Rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log Rather drink muddy water a sleep in a hollow log Than to be in Atlanta treated like a dirty dog Yodelaeeeo...