Tom T. Hall - Dont forget the coffee billy joe

It ^Csnowed the night be- ^Ffore and it had ^Cfrozen on the ground We didn't have a ^Fcar and we lived ^Cseven miles from ^Gtown ^FAnd I can hear my daddy's voice so ^Cmany years a- ^Fgo Sayin', ^C"Don't forget the ^Fcoffee Billy ^CJoe"

^G"Mama needs her medicine, she's ^Fgot that real bad ^Ccough We'll ^Gget our check on Monday, tell ol' ^FSam we'll pay him ^Coff You can catch a ^Fride when you get ^Cto the black-top ^Froad ^CDon't forget the ^Fcoffee Billy ^CJoe"

^CMe and Quentin ^Fwent back on the ^Chill and we cut some wood Burnin' in that ^Fol' warm mornin' ^Cstove, it sure smelled ^Ggood ^FDaddy couldn't get work then and ^CI was just a ^Fchild And ^CGod was on ^Fvacation for awhile ^C

"Well, if ^Gyou see Fred you tell him I'll come ^Fhelp him kill them ^Chogs ^GAnd ask him if he'd still be inter- ^Fested in my ^Cdogs Don't hang around that ^Fpool room all day, ^Cwe might get more ^Fsnow ^CAnd don't forget the ^Fcoffee Billy ^CJoe"

Well, they ^Cwonder why there ^Fain't no rabbits ^Cleft this day and time To tell the truth, I ^Fguess we ate 'em ^Call in forty- ^Gnine Was that ^Fyesterday or was it over ^Ctwenty years a- ^Fgo ^C"Don't forget the ^Fcoffee Billy ^CJoe"

^G"Mama needs her medicine, she's ^Fgot that real bad ^Ccough We'll ^Gget our check on Monday, tell ol' ^FSam we'll pay him ^Coff You can catch a ^Fride when you get ^Cto the black-top ^Froad ^CDon't forget the ^Fcoffee Billy ^CJoe (Now pay attention, son)

^CDon't forget the ^Fcoffee Billy ^CJoe"