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Herschel's Hemi Half-Ton by Jimmy Arthur Ordge


  Herschel's Hemi Half-Ton



Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo

G
Now, Herschel Was A Farm Boy
             C
Hailed From Up Prince Albert Way
D
He Farmed A Quarter Section There
                               G
But The Darned Thing Wouldn’t Pay.
 
So He’d Supplement His Income
           C
From That Rocky Prairie Soil
D
‘cause Behind The Barn Was A Copper Pot
                     G
And A Big Old Copper Coil.
 
Now Herschel Had A Farm Truck,
           C
Bought In 1953,
       D            D7
With A Water Tank Sitting In The Back
                 G
For Everyone To See.
 
What They Didn’t Know Was
                           C
Beneath The Hood Was A Big 426,
        D
And The Tank In The Back
                                                G
Was Filled With Booze From The Still Out In The Sticks.
 
Chorus
 
          C
You Could Hear
 
Them Alkies Cheering
      G
As He Thundered Round The Turn
           D7
‘cause His Bow And Arrow Kool-aid
        G
Was So Strong That It Would Burn...
         C
From Prince Albert Down To Moose Jaw
         G
For The Boys Down By The Tracks,
          D7
Here Comes Herschel’s Hemi Half Ton
        D               G
With A Hooch Tank On The Back.
C          D      G
Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh
 
G
Well Last Friday Herschel Made His Run
     C
Down Highway Number 4.
           D
With That Big Old Tank Filled
 
With You Know What
                            G
And His Foot Down To The Floor.
 
 
He Was Turning A Hundred And 17
         C
When The Radar He Went Through,
           D        D7
And The RCMP Were Five Miles Behind
                       G
When Herschel’s Tire Blew.
 
Chorus
 
           C
You could Hear
 
Them Alkies Cheering
       G
As He Thundered Round The Turn
           D7
‘cause His Bow And Arrow Kool-aid
         G
Was So Strong That It Would Burn...
         C
From Prince Albert Down To Moose Jaw
         G
For The Boys Down By The Tracks,
           D7
Here Comes Herschel’s Hemi Half Ton
        D                G
With A Hooch Tank On The Back.
 
   C        D      G
Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh
 
 
Well That Truck Rolled Over Ten Times They Say,
            C
And When It Finally Came To Rest,
           D                       D7
There Was Rotgut Whiskey Spilled All Around
                      G
By A Tangled Twisted Mess.
 
 
Then All Of The Sudden The Sky Lit Up
       C
As The Cops Came Over The Hill,
             D
And Saw The Last Remains
 
Of Herschel Shultz
                            G
Cremated And Triple Distilled.
 
Chorus
 
          C
You Could Hear
 
Them Alkies Cheering
        G
As He Thundered Round The Turn
          D7
‘cause His Bow And Arrow Kool-aid
         G
Was So Strong That It Would Burn...
         C
From Prince Albert Down To Moose Jaw
          G
For The Boys Down By The Tracks,
          D
Here Comes Herschel’s Hemi Half Ton
                         G
With A Hooch Tank On The Back.
 
   C       D7      G
Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh





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