Guy Clark - New cut road

^AColeman Bonner was a fiddle playing fool He’s ^EA backwoods rounder and a breaker of mules C^Eoleman Bonner’s got a wore out bow He’s been ^Aplaying two da^Dys down the ne^Aw cut road

^AColeman’s little sister said you better act right Coleman Daddy;s ^Egone to Louisville He’ll be back tonight H^Ee’s gonna get another wagon and a good pair of mules And we going to ^Amove to T^Dexas we just w^Aaiting on you

C^Aoleman’s daddy he pulled up in the yard He sa^Eid pack up you lives kids it’s getting to hard K^Eentucky’s alright but there’s too many people Just the other d^Aay I thought^D I saw a c^Ahurch steeple

C^Aoleman said daddy you don’t you worry about me I'm goi^Eng to stay here in Kentucky till the day I dee I^E'm going to drink that sourmash I’m gonna race that mare I got me a w^Aoman with^D the fox ^Ared hair

Y^A’all been moving west since the day you go married Well I'm^E getting off the wagon daddy I'm too old to be carried I^E'm going to stay here in Kentucky where that bluegrass grows And I'm going to p^Alay it all nigh^Dt down the ne^Aw cut road

C^Aoleman’s daddy said now what’s it all coming to Young p^Eeople these days are as stubborn as mules Y^Eou can’t make him go he’s too old for that It’s that dam^Aned old fid^Ddle and th^Aat bowler hat

^AColeman’s mama said let the boy stay He’s w^Eas raised up solid he can find his own way ^EBut as for me honey I'm with you I always thou^Aght Kentuck^Dy was just ^Apassing through

C^Aoleman’s little sister started in a crying And his ^Edaddy shook his head for the very last time ^EColeman’s mama said somebody’s got to do it There wouldn't ^Abe no Kentucky Unless ^Dyou didn't sti^Ack to it Coleman

Co^Aleman Bonner stood on the porch of that cabin And wa^Etched em all go to Texas in a covered wagon ^EHe pulled out his fiddle and rosined up his bow And played a lit^Atle tune ^Dcalled the^A New Cut Road