BESSIE THE HEIFER
Recorded by: "Little" Jimmy Dickens
Writer: Boudleaux Bryant and Jimmy Dickens
[C] My daddy gave a calf to me
For a Christmas present [G7] once
I picked a little heifer out
'Cause both of us were [C] runts
She never had no sense
But she grew up allright some-[G7] how
And when it came to givin' milk
She was an educated [C] cow.
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[C] Bessie the heifer
The [F] queen of all [C] cows
She gave more milk
Than any law al-[G7] lows
In the [C] mornin' she gave pasteurized
At [F] nite she gave homogenized
[C] Bessie the heifer
The [G7] queen of all the [C] cows.
I took her to the county fair
To try to win a prize
She knew what was goin' on
I saw it in her eyes
The contest made her nervous
She tried so hard to please
But when I tried to milk her
All I got was cottage cheese.
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I planted me a 'tater patch
To earn some extra dough
To take a short vacation
With some city folks I know
But no one else would milk the cow
No matter how I'd nag
So pa took my vacation
Leavin' me to hold the bag.
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