WAY OUT WEST IN KANSAS

The sun's so hot that eggs will hatch
Way out west in Kansas,
It'll pop the corn in a popcorn patch
Way out west in Kansas.
An old mule coming down the path
Saw the corn and lost his breath,
He thought it was snow and froze to death,
Way out west in Kansas.

There's a man who loved his wife
Way out west in Kansas,
They must live a peaceful life
Way out west in Kansas.
There's a reason why each night
They hold each other's hands so tight,
If one turns loose it starts a fight,
Way out west in Kansas.

There's a gal in Abilene
Way out west in Kansas,
Says she's just turned seventeen
Way out west in Kansas.
But she's so old she's muscle-bound,
Folks all say she built the town,
For she's turned seventeen around,
Way out west in Kansas.

There's a man that grew so tall
Way out west in Kansas,
If he ever start to fall
He'd be out of Kansas.
He grew so tall, I do repeat,
He'd be as long as our main street,
But there's a lot turned down for feet,
Way out west in Kansas.

There's a man called Cross-eyed Pat,
Way out west in Kansas,
You can't tell who he's looking at
Way out west in Kansas.
He cried because he's such a wreck,
The tears ran down the back of his neck,
He don't look straight to me, by heck,
Way out west in Kansas.

A. E. and A. S. Fife, "Cowboy and Western Songs," 1969 (1982), no. 32, pp. 96-97, "In Kansas." Text from Hendren.

The Fifes' believed that this song was developed from "In Kansas-In Mobile," thread 63874: In Mobile In Kansas
Jerry Rasmussen posted several verses in thread 40362 (21 Oct 01) but this will put the song together in a form that can be harvested. Popcorn patch