Jerry Jeff Walker - Mannys hat song

Ma^Cnny was a maker of hats, Manny was much more than that He was the ^Fkind of guy, you and ^GI would want for a ^Cfriend ^CManny was a regular guy, with an old soul look in his eye He was a ^Fman of word, and ^Gtrue to himself to the ^Cend

^FManny loved to laugh and ^Gshare a good story or ^Ctwo If he's a ^Fmaking you a hat, he needs to ^Gknow some things about ^Cyou He'd say, ^F"Set yourself ^Gdown, ^Ctell us what you're ^C/Bthinking ^Amabout Your ^Fhat says something about you, 'fore you even open your ^Gmouth"

^CManny had a funky hat shop, south of town where everyone stopped To ^Fsit and chat, get a hat, and ^Gmaybe get a new atti^Ctude He loved to ^Csit up front and greet folks, take their measurements and laugh at their jokes You ^Fcouldn't stop by without ^Gstaying there all after^Cnoon His wife ^CNorma she sat in the back, sewing sweatbands in all of his hats She ^Flistened to the radio, ^Gsome times I'd sing her a ^Ctune

^FManny loved to laugh and ^Gshare a good story or ^Ctwo If he's a ^Fmaking you a hat, he needs to ^Gknow some things about ^Cyou He'd say, ^F"Set yourself ^Gdown, ^Ctell us what you're ^C/Bthinking ^Amabout Your ^Fhat says something about you, 'fore you even open your ^Gmouth"

^CHe made hats for a lot of great men but none were finer then he made for a friend He ^Fmade 'em the old way, s^Gteamed, and creased 'em by ^Chand He'd take ^Cyour old hat and make her brand new, he'd shape it any way you wanted him too He'd ^Ffix it up fine with a ^Gporcupine-beaded hatb^Cand You know^C his hats were worn all over the world, by real cowboy, women's and pearls He ^Feven made one for me he ^Gjokingly called "the old ^Cfriend"

Well when ^Amold friends disap^Empear, I ^Fsometimes wonder ^Cwhere I'd ^Amlike to think maybe there just ^Emsomewhere round the ^Cbend ^G But ^AmManny's in heaven I ^Embet, I'll ^Fgo you one better ^Cyet ^FI'll bet money John ^CB. and Manny are ^Ftalking God into a ^Ghat

^COld Manny used to take me aside, he'd say Jerry Jeff you know how to write Why ^Fdon't you make up a hat song and ^Gdo it just the way that you ^Cdo Well now that ^Cold Manny has gone, I finally made him up Manny's hat song 'Cause it's the ^Fbest way to keep your old friend ^Galive in a ^Croom

^FManny loved to laugh and ^Gshare a good story or ^Ctwo If he's a ^Fmaking you a hat, he needs to ^Gknow some things about ^Cyou He'd say, ^F"Set yourself ^Gdown, ^Ctell us what you're ^C/Bthinking ^Amabout Your ^Fhat says something about you, 'fore you even open your ^Gmouth"

^CManny was a maker of hats, Manny was much more than that He was the ^Fkind of guy, ^Gyou and I would want for a ^Cfriend