Boxcar Willie - Give me forty acres

^CHe was headin' into Beantown in a ^D7big long diesel truck It was ^G7his first trip to Boston he was ^Chaving all bad luck He was going the wrong direction down a ^D7one-way street in town And ^G7this is what he said when the police chased him ^Cdown

Give me forty acres and I'll ^D7turn this rig around ^G7Give me forty acres it's the ^Ceasiest way I've found Some guys can turn it on a dime or ^D7turn it right downtown ^G7But I need forty acres to turn this rig ^Caround

When he finally found where to unload ^D7he had a dreadful shock His ^G7trailer pointed toward the road and his ^Ccab right to the dock And as he looked around him through the ^D7tears he made this sound Well ^G7give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig ^Caround

When he finally got unloaded he was ^D7glad to leave the town He was ^G7very very happy goin' ^Cback to Alabam' When up ahead he saw a sign that ^D7said you're northward bound He said ^G7give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig ^Caround

He was driving down the right lane when ^D7ahead he saw a sign He ^G7had to make a left turn but ^Ccould not get in line Now the tears came streaming down his cheeks and ^D7everybody heard him yell Give me ^G7forty sticks of dynamite and I'll ^Cblow this thing to ...

Yeah give me forty acres and I'll ^D7turn this rig around ^G7Give me forty acres it's the ^Ceasiest way I've found Now if you can turn it on a dime or ^D7turn it way downtown ^G7But I need forty acres to turn this rig ^Caround

Yeah it takes me forty acres to ^D7turn this thing around ^G7Better make that fifty acres ^CWell maybe I can turn when I get to ^D7Kansas ^G7better make that Texas ^CHeck with it I’ll back all the way to Birmingham ^D7Cleveland ^G7how'd I get to ^CCleveland