Cash On The Barrelhead

INTRO: INSTRUMENTALLY OVER LINE BELOW No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man. VERSE ONE / VOCALS Got in a little trouble,... at the county seat. Lord, they put me in the jailhouse,.... for loafin' on the street. When the judge heard the verdict,..I was a guilty man, He said, Forty-five dollars,...or thirty days in the can. That'll be cash.. on the barrelhead, son You can make your choice,... you're twenty-one. No money down,... no credit plan, No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man. INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY OVER LINES BELOW Got in a little trouble,... at the county seat. Lord, they put me in the jailhouse,.... for loafin' on the street. No money down,... no credit plan, No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man. VERSE TWO / VOCAL Found a telephone number,... on a laundry slip And a good-hearted jailer,... with a six-gun hip He let me call long-distance,... she said, Number, please No sooner than I told her,... she shouted out at me, That'll be cash ...on the barrelhead, son, Not part, not half, ...but the entire sum No money down,... no credit plan Cause a little bird tells me,... that you're a travellin' man INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY OVER LINES BELOW No money down,... no credit plan, No time to chase you,.. 'cause I'm busy man. VERSE THREE / VOCALS Thirty days in the jailhouse, ...four days on the road, I was feeling mighty hungry,... my feet a heavy load. Saw a Greyhound comin',... stuck up my thumb Before I got to my seated,... the driver caught my arm. Said, "That'll be cash... on the barrelhead, son This old grey dog,... gets paid to run . When the engine starts,... and the wheels won't roll, Give me cash on the barrelhead,... I'll take you down the road.