I was born in a small town

But I'm livin' in a big town

They gave me a top hat and cane

In trade for a shady lane

Well, I'll give you back your big town

If you'll give me back a small town

Keep your top hats and canes,

Give me those prairies and plains.

If I had one wish to make

this is the wish I would choose,

I'd want An Old Straw Hat

a suit of overalls

and a worn out pair of shoes.

Just let me roam around

laughing at Big City Blues,

With An Old Straw Hat

a suit of overalls

and a worn out pair of shoes.

Howdy Mister Brown,

ho hum

goin' fishin',

hope you get a bite.

Howdy Mister Jones

ho hum

how's about a hay ride

Saturday night?

Sing "Heigh ho,

the merrio"

What have you got,

What have you got to lose?

Get An Old Straw Hat

a suit of overalls

and a worn out musty,

rusty, dusty,

pair of shoes.