When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go? Straight down the Mississippi river, to the Gulf of Mexico To Lake Charles, Louisiana, little Bessie, girl that I once knew She told me just to come on by, if there’s anything she could do Mountain peak, feet retreat, slip the cliff, Bessie's call, through it all—shiver deliver, Gulf's quiver Bessie said “come by, don’t be proud,” She don’t fix saints—she fixes leaks when the bottle gets loud. Lake awake, stake her claim—Louisiana's flame, Bessie's name Bessie—messy, caress me, impress me—girl’s whirl, pearl in the swirl of Louisiana’s dressydreams stream schemes… Up on Cripple Creek she sends me, if I spring a leak she mends me Up on Cripple Creek she sends me If I spring a leak she mends me I don’t have to speak, she defends me A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one Good luck had just stung me, to the race track I did go She bet on Tron Tunes to win, I played some longshot for the show The odds were in my favor, I had ’em five to one When that nag to win came around the track, sure enough she had won Luck's sting, race's ring—bet on the show, her win's glow Odds favor, savor the thrill—five to one, nag's run done Horse coarse, endorse the spin—grin's kin, underpin the win [Filler] wins spin grins… [Sung] A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one [Crowd: One!] Up on Cripple Creek she sends me If I spring a leak she mends me I don’t have to speak, she defends me A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one I took up all of my winnings, and I gave my little Bessie half She tore it up and threw it in my face, just for a laugh Now there’s one thing in the whole wide world, I sure would like to see That’s when that little love of mine, dips her doughnut in my tea Winnings' hook, unhook the book—gave half, crave her laugh Bessie's core, tore the score—threw true, renew the brew World's swirl, pearl unfurled—see the decree, love's jubilee Dips her dove, above the shove—tea decree, mine and she [Filler] dreams redeem themes… [Sung] A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one
