Lyrics

[Verse 1] Once I got a splinter in the joint of my little toe And a garter snake bit my knee by the bend of the little St. Joe Honey that's Missouri, the land of the dust and the toad [Refrain] It's a wonderful town, Chicken Road [Verse 2] Once I had a scorpion on the lobe of my good right ear And I lived with my great-great grandma Who could hear what she wanted to hear Honey that's Missouri, the land where the sky overflows [Refrain] It's a wonderful town, Chicken Road [Bridge] Beasts of burden, nip at their hay And a poolroom banjo playin' to the close of every day Night so quiet, you could hear a mouse Tippin' through the parlor of a boarding house [Verse 3] Once I got a sunburn on the back of my itchin' neck Went for a ride in a Model-T and I died in a beautiful wreck Honey that's Missouri, the land that the Lord never knowed [Refrain] Yes, it's a wonderful town, Chicken Road