*************** OLD TIMER (THE SONG) *************** written and performed by Waylon Jennings. Verse 1:

I grew u^Cp in Wyo^Fming In and around Jackson's hole ^C In the shadows of ^Fthe Tetons

Where summers are hot

And winters unbearably cold ^C But the Spring a^Fnd the Fall Are always as good as it gets ^C For over 70 year^Fs now I'd watch the sun rise and set ^C

Verse 2:

I've been a cow^Fboy Working the round-ups in spring ^C I've lived in t^Fhe mountains

Hunted the grizzly

Trapping the rivers and streams ^C Always the ^Floner I've treasured my freedom the most ^C And though i never^F married As a young man i might have come close ^C

Verse 3:

From some^Fwhere back east She came to the valley With a man who ^Cdid her no good He was fast wit^Fh the ladies

A tin horn gambler

And a c^Cheat whenever he could She had no fri^Fends or family Most of the time he was gone ^C He died in ^Fa card game And she found herself all alone ^C

Verse 4:

Alone and^F afraid and left unprotected 'Cause he was a^Cll that she had Maybe i sh^Fould have

But i never told her

So she never ^Cknew he was bad But i'll al^Fways remember Standing and watching her cry ^C There was no one ^Fto help her But i was determined to try ^C

Verse 5:

I mended her^F fences and Fixed up her cabin I had everything looking good ^C I laid by h^Fer food

And wood for the winter

Helping wherever i could ^C The more i w^Fas around her The more i wanted to be ^C There was someth^Fing about her That brought out a good side of me ^C

Verse 6:

I went int^Fo town,i brought a new outfit I got me a h^Caircut and shave I'd trek thr^Fough the snow

For no good reason

Just to go by h^Cer cabin each day I don't know ab^Fout love But i was quite taken in by it all ^C Till her brothe^Fr came in the Spring And he took her back to St. Paul ^C

Verse 7:

I don't go down^F to Jackson Ain't nothing there but motels and bars ^C Too damn many^F tourists

No place to hide

They'll find you wherever you are ^C They like to call me ol^Fd timer I am getting older i guess ^C But i don't lik^Fe the changes 'Cause i've seen it all at its best ^C

Verse 8:

When my life is ^Fover I don't want to be left in town ^C But up in th^Fe mountains

There is a place

I've marked off my own piece of ground ^C High in th^Fe Tetons Above and away from it all ^C From the top of^F old Grand

I bet on a clear day - you can see

All the way to St. Paul ^C Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr

Waylon Jennings - Old timer