paroles de chanson She Got the Gold Mine - Jerry Reed

Well, I guess it was back in '63
When eatin' my cookin' got the better of me
So I asked this little girl I was goin' with to be my wife
Well, she said she would, so I said, 'I do'
But I'da said, 'I wouldn't' if I'da just knew how sayin' 'I do'
Was gonna screw up all o' my life

Well, the first few years weren't all that bad
I'll never forget the good times we had
'Cause I'm reminded every month when I send her the child support
Well, it wasn't very long till the lust so bad
And now I admit I wasn't too surprised
The day I came home and found my suitcase sittin' out on the porch
Well, I tried to get in, she changed the lock
Then I see this note taped on the mailbox that said
"So long, turkey. My attorney will be in touch."
So I decided right then and there I was gonna do what's right
Give 'er her fair share but, boys
I didn't know her share was gonna be that much

She got the goldmine, (She got the goldmine)
I got the shaft. (I got the shaft)
They split it right down the middle
But she got a bigger half
Well, it all sounds sorta funny
But it hurts too much to laugh
She got the goldmine, and I got the shaft

Now boys you ain't heard nothin' yet
Why, they give 'er the color televison set
And then they give 'er the house, the kids and both of the cars
Next, then they started talkin' about child support, and alimony
And the costs to the court
Didn't take me long to figure out how far in the toilet I was
And I'm tellin' ya, they have made a mistake
'Cause it adds up to more than this cowboy makes
And everythin' I ever had worth takin' they've already took
While she's livin' like a queen on alimony
I'm workin' two jobs, eatin' baloney
Saying, "Why didn't you just learn how to cook?"

She got the goldmine (She got the goldmine)
I got the shaft (I got the shaft)
They said they're splittin' it all down the middle
But she got the bigger half
Well, it all sounds mighty funny
But it hurts too much to laugh
She got the goldmine, and I got the shaft, oh oh

Well, she got the goldmine (She got the goldmine)
And I got the shaft (I got the shaft)
They split it all down the middle
But she got the bigger half
Well, I guess it all sounds funny (Ahh, ha ha ha)
But it hurts too much to laugh
She got the goldmine, and I got the shaft

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