Jim, Jim, I wore a tie today The first one that I ever wore And you'd have said I looked like a dummy Out the dry goods store Oh Jim, Jim, the Preacher said a lot of things But I didn?t hear a word he said My mind kept wanderin' back down the trail Back to the good times we had Riding herd through sun and the rain Panning for gold on the cuff We've did everything in the book I guess And a lot that they never thought up Oh Jim, Jim, so you're ridin' on ahead Well if that?s how it?s going to be When you reach those streets paved with gold Jim, stake a claim out for me We did everything we could do for you Jim But your fever just wouldn't go down So we put you in the wagon Jim And this morning we got you back to town But when we got here you were gone Jim And there wasn?t anything anybody could do And they dressed you up in a fancy suit and a necktie So today, we wore one too Riding herd through sun and the rain Panning for gold on the cuff We've did everything in the book I guess And a lot that they never thought up Oh Jim, Jim, so you're ridin' on ahead Well if that?s how it?s going to be When you reach those streets paved with gold Jim, stake a claim out for me