has anybody around here seen or heard of old ira magee last i heard he left for that other looking for me said he s gotta take me with him down to new orleans so i got me a ticket at the bus station and a brand new pair of jeans i ain t nothing but skin and bones up to around the wood and run built up so high and lonesome till it s right up to the pine hands like two white spiders pulling up a stick of weed in a cloud of smoke i heard him choke happiness has left his need has anybody around here seen or heard of old ira magee couldn t find him at the drugstore couldn t find him at the clean when i came home late for dinner momma said to me boy save your soul for sunday morning stay clear of ira magee 