Merle Haggard
Shade Tree (Fix-It-Man)
[Chorus]
Yeah I'm a shade tree fix-it man
I don't need any helping hand
I'm a Jack-of-all-trades
When I'm working in the shade
I'm a shade tree fix-it man
[Verse 1]
Well I headed out a west from Arkansas
My Ruby ran fine for a while
Then a rock started knocking
A gauge started rocking
She wouldn't run another mile
But on that downhill drag, I coasted for awhile
Till I found me a shady inn
I started huffing and a-puffing
Started fretting and a-sweating
But I soon had her running again
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a shade tree fix-it man
I don't need any helping hand
I'm a Jack-of-all-trades
When I'm working in the shade
I'm a shade tree fix-it man
[Verse 2]
About noon the next day, I was back on the road
I had her running right on out
While I was wheeling and a-dealing
I got a funny feeling
That my baby kind of felt left out
Oh I found me a shade by the side of the road
I fixed everything up fine with a little bit of loving
And a few minutes later we was rolling on down the line
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a shade tree fix-it man
I don't need any helping hand
I'm a Jack-of-all-trades
When I'm working in the shade
I'm a shade tree fix-it man
[Bridge]
One more time!
[Chorus]
I'm a shade tree fix-it man
I don't need any helping hand
I'm a Jack-of-all-trades
When I'm working in the shade
I'm a shade tree fix-it man
Yea I'm a shade tree fix-it man
I don't need any helping hand
I'm a Jack-of-all-trades
When I'm working in the shade
I'm a shade tree fix-it man