Written by DELTON HEDGES
A LONG TIME AGO IN AN OLD TERRITORY
A LOW DOWN FELLOW HE WAS ONLY ONE STORY
HE DIDN’T WEAR GLOVES AND HE DIDN’T HAVE HANDS
DIDN’T WEAR KNICKERS AND HE DIDN’T PLAY IN BANDS
AND YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT NO JACK YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT
NOW SOME SAY HE TEASED AND SOME SAY HE TEMPTED
HE DIDN’T PAY TAXES AND HE WASN’T EXEMPTED
HE DIDN’T PULL PUNCHES AND HE DIDN’T PULL STRINGS
HE DIDN’T PULL WAGONS HE’S A MOST HATED THING
AND YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT NO JACK YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT
HE’S A LOW DOWN JOE BLAKE LIVING ON THE REAL ESTATE
HE DOESN’T HAVE HOUSE AND HE DOESN’T WATCH TELLY
LOW DOWN JOE BLAKE COPPERHEAD BROWN SNAKE
WORKS FORA LIVING SLIDING ON HIS BELLY
AND YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT NO JACK YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT
NOW ONE FINE DAY LYING ‘NEATH A TREE, A FINE YOUNG COUPLE KEPT HIM COMPANY
HE DIDN’T SAY NO AND HE DIDN’T SAY YES, HE DIDN’T SAY MAYBE BUT BE MY GUEST
AND YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT NO JACK YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT
NOW SOME PEOPLE SAY HE WAS WORKING FOR THE DEVIL
BUT HE DIDN’T HAVE A PICK AND HE DIDN’T HAVE A SHOVEL
HE HAD NO SHOES BUT A REAL STRONG BACK, YOU GOT TO GO TO WORK FOR SOMEBODY JACK
AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE’D ALLOW THAT YES JACK YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE’D ALLOW THAT
HE’S A LOW DOWN JOE BLAKE LIVING ON THE REAL ESTATE
HE DOESN’T HAVE HOUSE AND HE DOESN’T WATCH TELLY
LOW DOWN JOE BLAKE COPPERHEAD BROWN SNAKE
WORKS FORA LIVING SLIDING ON HIS BELLY
AND YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT NO JACK YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT
NOW I REALLY CAN’T SAY IF HE WAS DOING AJOB
IF HE SNEEZED OR HE YAWNED OR HE SIGHED OR HE SOBBED
SLIPS AND HE SLIDES AND HE SLITHERS AROUND
HE SLINKS AND HE SULKS IN GULLIES AND DAMS
GOT NO LEGS HE’S GOT TWO FINE FANGS
IF HE’S FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL ON THE FENCE HE’LL HANG
AND YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT NO JACK YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT
HE’S A LOW DOWN JOE BLAKE LIVING ON THE REAL ESTATE
HE DOESN’T HAVE HOUSE AND HE DOESN’T WATCH TELLY
LOW DOWN JOE BLAKE COPPERHEAD BROWN SNAKE
WORKS FORA LIVING SLIDING ON HIS BELLY
AND YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT NO JACK YOU ALL KNOW WE COULDN’T ALLOW THAT
