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Shade Tree (Fix-It-Man)

by Merle Haggard

on Swinging Doors and The Bottle Let Me Down (1966), Untamed Hawk: The Early Recordings Of Merle Haggard (1995), Strangers/Swinging Doors And The Bottle Let Me Down (2006)

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 workin' in ther shade
I'm a shade tree fix-it man

Well, I headed outa west from Arkansas
My Ruby ran fine for a while
Then a rock started knockin', a guage started rockin'
She wouldn't run another mile
But on that downhill drag I coasted for awhile
Till I found me a shady inn
I started huffin' and a puffin'
Started a frettin' and a sweatin'
But I soon had her runnin' again

'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 workin' in ther shade
I'm a shade tree fix-it man

Bout noon the next day I was back on the road
I had her runnin' on out while I was wheelin' and a dealin'
I got a funny feelin' if my baby kinda felt this doubt
Oh, I found me a shade by the side of the road
I fixed everything up fine
With a little bit of lovin' in a few minutes later
We was rolling on down the line

'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 workin' in ther shade
I'm a shade tree fix it man

One more time, 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 workin' in ther shade
I'm a shade tree fix it man

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 workin' in ther shade
I'm a shade tree fix it man