(Don tell us how it really was when you was workin with daddy)                                                                     Well in 1950 I took a little nip                                          Along with Mr Williams on the way to Mississip                             We were stacked eight deep in a Packard limosine                           When we met this promoter in the town of New Orleans                       Well the man told daddy he had what it took                                And he liked the way he sang and he liked the way he shook                 He said pretty soon he'd make us all  rich                                 And we started  believin that fat sumbitch                                Now daddy told the man if you wanna make some dough                      Take a little money and book me on a show                                 And we played them dates and we filled the places well                     But Hank he done blowed the profit all to hell                             Cause he'd run through a ten and he'd run through a twenty                 And he'd run through a hundred just as hard as he could go                 Like a big (unknown) to a little bitty feller                              He'd spend a thousand dollars on a hundred dollar show                     Hank looked at me with a funny lookin grin                                 Said I been to the Opry and I'm goin back again                            We met the owner in a little office there                                  A big fat fella with some artificial hair                                  He told Hank he wanted half of everything he made                          Or he'd have to tell Audrey bout some women Hank had laid                  And you told daddy he'd better get smart                                   Get rid of them fellas and make a new start                                Then he fired my ass and he fired Jerry Rivers                             And he fired every body just as hard as he could go                        He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt                              And he fired some people that he didn't even know                          Well every song he made it went to number one                              Y'all was workin like hell and you was havin fun                           We was ridin every day and playin every night                              And every twenty minutes some of us had a fight                         Now daddy he was makin money hand over fist                                And y'all was getting screwed but you wasn't gettin kissed                Yeah I told him to pass a liitle bit around                                But he said he'd rather send it to his folks in Alabam                     So he fired your ass and he fired Jerry Rivers                             And he fired everybody just as hard as he could go                         He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt                              And he fired some people that he didn't even know                          Now the owner of the Opry he's doin pretty good                            He's got a music company that they call Cedarwood                          And Hank played nothin but sold out halls                                  And I was pumpin gas in greasy overalls                                   Cause he fired my ass and he fired Jerry Rivers                            And he fired everybody just as hard as he could go                         He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt                              And he fired some people that he didn't even  know                         Hank'd run through a fifty and he'd run through a hundred                  And he'd run through a thousand just as hard as he could go                Buyin Cadillac coupes payin double alimony                                 And he fired some people that he didn't even know