Chicken Road lyrics

Once I got a splinter in the joint of my little toe
And a garter snake bit my knee by the bend of the little St. Joe
Honey that`s Missouri, the land of the dust and the toad
It`s a wonderful town, Chicken Road

Once I had a scorpion on the lobe of my good right ear
And I lived with my great-great grandma
Who could hear what she wanted to hear
Honey that`s Missouri, the land where the sky overflows
It`s a wonderful town, Chicken Road

Beasts of burden, nip at their hay
And a poolroom banjo playin` to the close of every day
Night so quiet, you could hear a mouse
Tippin` through the parlor of a boarding house

Once I got a sunburn on the back of my itchin` neck
Went for a ride in a Model-T and I died in a beautiful wreck
Honey that`s Missouri, the land that the Lord never knowed
Yes, it`s a wonderful town, Chicken Road