The Hey Boys

C When I was young and lived alomg the Merrimac C Bb And washed in the river when the water ran clean, C Waited for the day I could buy me a Cadillac C F And see a lot of things that I never have seen. C Went to the city and I got a little older C Bb And I got a little smarter and I learned good sense, C Went back home and married me a woman C F Got a corn land bottom and a barbed wire fence. C F C Hey boys, I think I'm gettin' old F C F C Sittin' by the fire when the weater gets cold. F G Don't care, down aroound the farm, C Bb G And another little drink won't do us any harm. Vaerse 3 C Hard times, made a little moonshine C Bb Never done that in my life before, C Catched up with the news in the winter time C F Sittin' on a barrel in the country store. C F C Hey boys, I think I'm gettin' old F C F C Sittin' by the fire when the weather gets cold. F G Don't care, down aroound the farm, C F G And another little drink won't do us any harm. C Rear back, talk about your politics, C Bb Fight about religion and worry about war. C I'll sit a-spittin in the fireplace C F Pour a little cider when your throat gets sore. Pedal Steel/Fiddle Break C F C Hey boys, I think I'm gettin' old F C F C Sittin' by the fire when the weater gets cold. F G Don't care, down aroound the farm, C F G And another little drink won't do us any harm. Outtro C Hey boys...hey boys...hey boys...hey boys. Bb C I think I'm gettin' old