[INTRO] [Four bars of bouncing acoustic guitar, boot-tap drums, bass and bright electric guitar] [Easy laughter in the room] Well, all right— [VERSE 1] I can shovel out a stall before the coffee gets its shoes Carry two flakes of hay while I’m humming something new There’s a sorrel at the gate who knows exactly who is late And a chestnut giving side-eye like he owns the whole estate Pretty girls were laughing as I wrestled with the tack I climbed up looking graceful—then the saddle slid right back They said, “Easy there, cowboy, you ain’t riding in a show” I said, “Give me half a minute—I’ll convince this horse to go” [PRE-CHORUS] I’ve been known to feel ten feet tall When I’m barely five-foot-seven So if my hat starts gaining altitude Don’t let it reach the heavens [CHORUS] Check me, don’t break me Shake me, don’t remake me If my head gets any bigger Tip my hat and kindly save me Let me dance across the hardpan Let me brag about the beat But if my bubble starts to carry me Tie the string around my feet [INSTRUMENTAL TURNAROUND] [Eight bars—twanging guitar, Hammond replies, lively bass; no vocals] [VERSE 2] I learned ears laid back mean business, keep your hand where it can show Never sneak behind a mare unless you like surprises—no Pick the hoof and brush the shoulder, keep the water clean and full Mud will climb above your boot tops, manure don’t care who’s cool Then the right song hit the barnyard and my tennis shoes took flight Little G.I. Joe with rhythm trying hard
