This version has a slightly different twist on the end!


DEAR OKIE
Words and music by Rudy Sooter and Doye O'Dell
As sung by Hank Thompson

Dear Okie, if you see Arkie,
Tell 'im Tex's got a job for him out in Californy,
Pickin' up prunes, squeezin' oil out of olives.

Dear Okie, if you see Arkie,
Tell 'im Tex's got a job for him out in Californy,
Rakin' up gold, playing fiddle in the Follies.

Now, he'll be lucky if he finds a place to live,
But there's orange juice fountains flowing for those kids of his.

So, Dear Okie, if you see Arkie,
Tell 'im Tex's got a job for him out in Californy,
Diggin' oil wells, all he needs is a shovel.

Dear Okie, if you see Arkie,
Tell 'im Tex's got a job for him out in Californy,
Selin' used cars, just a-waitin' for the suckers.

Dear Okie, if you see Arkie,
Tell 'im Tex's got a job for him out in Californy,
Handin' out checks, as a welfare worker.

If he takes the freeway to the grocery store,
He'll make it fine if he starts out the day before.

Dear Okie, if you see Arkie,
Tell 'im Tex's got a job for him out in Californy,
Pickin' up prunes, squeezin' oil out of olives.

TAG: Dear Okie.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 8-Aug-02.