Lyrics to version recorded by Grandpa Jones


BALD HEADED END OF A BROOM
As recorded by Grandpa Jones

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Boys, keep away from the girls, I say
And give them lots of room
'Cause when you're wed, they'll beat till you're dead
With the bald-headed end of a broom.

When a boy goes 'round with a pretty little gal
He talks as gentle as a dove
He calls his honey and he spends his money
Just to prove he's solid in love
When his money's gone, his clothes in hock
And he has no bread to chaw
He'll call someone to load up his gun
Vaccinate his mother-in-law.

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Now all young men take my advice
Don't be in a hurry fer to wed
You think you're in clover
And the honeymoon's over
And then you'll wish you wuz dead
With a cross-eyed baby on each knee
And a wife with a plastered nose
You'll find that love doesn't run very deep
When you have to wear second-hand clothes.

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When married folks have lots of cash
The love runs smooth and strong
But when they have to feed on hash
The love don't last very long
With a wife and seventeen half-starved kids
I'll tell you it's no fun
When the butcher comes 'round to collect
With a dog and a double-barreled gun.

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SOURCE:
Grandpa Jones
24 Great Country Songs That Will Live Forever
Gusto Inc./King 967