Jim, I Wore A Tie Today

(album: Highwayman - 1985)

[Willie Nelson:]
Jim, Jim
I wore a tie today
The first one that I ever wore
You'd have said that I look like a dummy at the dry goods store

[Johnny Cash:]
Ooh, Jim, Jim
The preacher said a lot of things
But I didn't hear a word he said
My mind kept wandering back down the trail
Back to the good times we had

[Cash, lead and Nelson, harmony]
Riding heard, through the sun and the rain
Panning for gold on the cuff
We did everything in the books, I guess
And a lot that they never thought of

Ooh, Jim, Jim
So you're riding on ahead
Well, if that's how it's going to be
When you reach those streets paved with gold
Jim, stake a claim out for me

[Cash spoken]
We did everything we could do for you, Jim
But, your fever just wouldn't go down.

[Nelson spoken]
So we put you in the wagon, Jim
And this morning we got you back to town.

[Cash spoken]
But, when we got here you were gone, Jim
And there wasn't anything anybody could do.

[Nelson spoken]
They dressed you up in a fancy suit and a neck-tie
So, today, we wore one too.

[Cash lead and Nelson harmony]
Riding heard, through the sun and the rain
Paning for gold on the cuff
We did everything in the books, I guess
And a lot that they never thought of

Ooh, Jim, Jim
So you're riding on ahead
Well, if that's how it's going to be
When you reach those streets paved with gold
Jim, stake a claim out for me