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The Ballad of Jed Clampett
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
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Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed
Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed
One day he was shootin' at some food
And up from the ground came a bubblin' crude
Oil, that is
Black gold
Texas tea
First thing you know, ol' Jed's a millionaire
Kinfolk said, "Jed, move away from there"
Said, "California is the place you oughta be"
So they loaded up the hooptie and they moved to Beverly
Hills, that is
Swimming pools
Movie stars
Sunset Boulevard
Jed bought a mansion
Ooh, it was swank
The next door neighbor was the man who owned the bank
Neighbors all objected but the banker found no fault
'Cause ol' Jed had millions layin' in the vault
I'm talkin' about lotto money, man
Some serious bread
Lots and lots of dough
From the ground to the floor
These days Jed don't say a lot
Ol' Mr. Drysdale took him for all he's got
Went back to the hills to get a change of scene
Barely had the funds to buy the gasoline
Ol' Mr. Drysdale, huh
Never trusted that man
Easy come, easy go
And now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
Like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in
You're all invited back to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality
Hillbilly, that is
Come on in to the spell
Take your shoes off and wiggle your toes a little bit
Rally gone and hook up some squirrel
Some possum pig feet
Some possum back soup or somethin'
Y'all come back now, ya hear?
Y'all come back now, ya hear?
Well
Well
Well
Well