Tennessee Stud
Doc Watson
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DAlong about eighteen twenty-five,
I Cleft Tennessee very C6much Calive.
I Dnever would have got through the Arkansas mud
DIf I hadn't been a-ridin' on the TennessAmee DStud.AmD
DI had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa,
And Cadd9one of her brothers was a bad outlaw.C6Cadd9
I Dsent her a letter by my Uncle Bud,
DAnd I rode away on the TennesAm7see DStud.AmD
The DTennessee Stud was long and lean,
The Ccolor of the sun, and his B7eyes were A7green.B7A7
DHe had the nerve and he had the blood,
DAnd there never was a horse like the TennessAmee DStud.
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DWe drifted on down into no man's land,
We Ccrossed that river called the Rio GrandC6e.C
I Draced my horse with the Spaniard's foal
D'Til I got me a skin full of silAm7ver and Dgold.AmD
DMe and a gambler, we couldn't agree,
We Cgot in a fight over Tennessee.C6C
We Djerked our guns, and he fell with a thud,
DAnd I got away on the AmTennessee DStud.AmD
The DTennessee Stud was long and lean,
The Ccolor of the sun, and his B7eyes were A7green.B7A7
DHe had the nerve and he had the blood,
DAnd there never was a horse like the TennessAmee DStud.
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DI got just as lonesome as a man can be,
CDreamin' of my girl in Tennessee.C6C
The DTennessee Stud's green eyes turned blue
D'Cause he was a-dreamin' of a sweetAm7heart, Dtoo,AmD
DWe loped right back across Arkansas;
I Cadd9whupped her brother and I C6whupped her Cadd9pa.
I Dfound that girl with the golden hair,
DAnd she was a-riding on the TennesAmsee DMare.AmD
The DTennessee Stud was long and lean,
The Ccolor of the sun, and his B7eyes were A7green.B7A7
DHe had the nerve and he had the blood,
DAnd there never was a horse like the TennessAmee DStud.
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DStirrup to stirrup and side by side,
We Ccrossed the mountains and the C6valleys Cwide.
We Dcame to Big Muddy, then we forded the flood
DOn the Tennessee Mare and the TennessAm7ee DStud.AmD
DA pretty little baby on the cabin floor,
A Cadd9little horse colt playing 'C6round the Cadd9door,
I Dlove that girl with the golden hair,
DAnd the Tennessee Stud loves the TennessAm7ee DMare.AmD
The DTennessee Stud was long and lean,
The Ccolor of the sun, and his B7eyes were A7green.B7A7
DHe had the nerve and he had the blood,
DAnd there never was a horse like the TennessAmee DStud.
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