Sawmill Lyrics

Well, once I was a slave at the sawmill
Talk about a poor boy, talk about a poor boy
Never saw a dollar bill

Well, my work was so hard at the sawmill
Think about a poor boy, think about a poor boy
When you go to write your will

Well, seen my teardrops falling down
My wife left this sawmill town
She said, sawmill life had many sins
'Cause the gravy was too thin

I can't work no more at the sawmill
Mercy on a poor boy, mercy on a poor boy
Let me have a dollar bill

If you bring your wife to the sawmill
Well, how you gonna please her, how you gonna please her
When she wants a dollar bill

They're not satisfied at the sawmill
Women like a dollar, women like a dollar
Yes, and women always will

Seen my teardrops falling down
My wife left this sawmill town
She said the sawmill life had many sins, Lord
'Cause the gravy was too thin

I can't work no more at the sawmill
Mercy on a poor boy, mercy on a poor boy
Let me have a dollar bill
Mercy on a poor boy, mercy on a poor boy
Let me have a dollar bill

Mel Tillis - Hitside! 1970-1980

Mar 2006

1. Heaven Everyday
2. The Arms Of A Fool
3. Heart Over Mind
4. I Ain't Never
5. Neon Rose
6. Sawmill
7. Midnight, Me And The Blues
8. Stomp Them Grapes
9. Memory Maker
10. Woman In The Back Of My Mind
11. Good Woman Blues
12. Heart Healer
13. I Got The Hoss
14. What Did I Promise Her Last Night?
15. I Believe In You
16. Ain't No California
17. Send Me Down To Tucson
18. Charlie's Angel
19. Coca Cola Cowboy
20. Your Body Is An Outlaw
21. Southern Rains
22. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
23. Mental Revenge
24. Detroit City
25. Burning Memories