Mean Eyed Cat - Johnny Cash
I give my woman half my money at the general store I said
Now buy a little groceries and don't spend no more
But she gave ten dollars for a ten cent hat
And bought some store bought cat food for a mean eyed cat
When I give her ten more dollars for a one way ticket
She was mad as she could be
Then I bet ten more that if she ever left
She'd come a crawlin' back to me
When I woke up this mornin' and I turned my head
There wasn't a cotton pickin' thing on her side of the bed
I found a little old note where her head belonged
It said Dear John honey baby I'm long gone
When I heard a whistle blowin' and the big wheels a turnin'
I was scared as I could be
I put on my overalls and I headed to town Gonna bring her back with me
I asked the man down at the station
If he'd seen her there I told him
All about her pretty eyes and long
Blonde hair
He spit his tobacco said I'll be dad blamed
I believe I did see her leavin' on the east bound train
I bought a round trip ticket on the east bound train
I was broke as I could be
But when I come back gotta buy another ticket
Gotta bring her back with me