Sold Out of Flag Poles
Tennessee Three
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I walked down past the courthouse square
Three blocks or maybe four
Run into my old friend there
That runs a handy hardware store
I said, "Mornin', Lonnie, what's the good word?"
He said, "Abraham Lincoln, Lone Ranger, Mickey Mouse
And I'm sold out of flagpoles"
I popped the top of a soda pop
Laid a quarter on the bar
I said, "Inflation is a dirty dog
My payday sure ain't goin' far"
"Liberty," said Lonnie
"E pluribus unum
In God we trust
And I'm sold out of flagpoles"
I said, "Hey Lonnie, did you see
Evel Knievel jumpin' on TV?
Jumped thirteen buses with his machine
Reckon he could jump fourteen"
"No doubt," said Lonnie
"Winners keep on a-winnin'
Even losers win sometime
And I'm sold out of flagpoles"
"Ain't this been a year," I said
"For frost and blight and flood and drought
Twice as many tornadoes
Reckon it's all caused by fallout"
"Naw, it's the seasons," said Lonnie
"They change, wind's gonna blow
Always did
And I'm sold out of flagpoles"
"Hey, what'd you think about the sheriff's daughter
Runnin' off with the preacher's son?
The sheriff's wife had to hold him back
From goin' after them with his gun"
"Boys and girls," said Lonnie
"We'll get together
Everything's normal
And I'm sold out of flagpoles"
And I'm sold out of flagpoles
Sold out of flagpoles