Tennessee Drifters - Mean Eyed Cat Lyrics

I give my woman half my money at the general store
I said, ""Now buy a little groceries,
And don't spend no more.""
But she gave ten dollars for a ten cent hat
And bought some store bought cat food
For a mean eyed cat.

When I give her ten more dollars for a one way ticket
She was mad as she could be
Then I bet ten more that if she ever left
She'd come a-crawlin' back to me


When I woke up this mornin' and I turned my head
There wasn't a cotton pickin' thing
On her side of the bed
I found a little old note where her head belonged
It said, ""Dear Jack, honey, baby, I'm long gone.""

When I heard a whistle blowin',
And the big wheels a-turnin'
I was scared as I could be
I put on my overalls and I headed to town
I´m gonna bring her back with me.


I asked the man down at the station
If he'd seen her there
I told him all about her pretty eyes
And long, blonde hair
He spit his tobacco, said, ""I'll be dad blamed
I believe I did see her leavin' on the east bound train.""

I bought a round trip ticket on the east bound train
I was broke as I could be
Well when I come back,
Gotta buy another ticket
Gotta bring her back with me.