now i was driving down a west texas highway i saw a hitchhiker and his thumb was pointing my way he didn t look suspicious he didn t look any too clean so i put on my brakes and i opened up the door i could tell he was a bum by the boots that he wore he said i m going down to haskell got a woman back in abilene he told me son east texas is where i come from i been riding that jacksonville rodeo and i got humdrum i m traveling around a whole lot of texas i ve seen yes and i m mighty glad you was pushing out my way your fancy clothes and this shiny chevrolet i m going down to haskell got a woman back in abilene he was grinning like a possum a mighty happy rascal he waved good bye when i let him out in haskell and that s about the last of that road tramp that i ve ever seen but you know that i m still wishing to this very day that he had my clothes and this shiny chevrolet and it was me going to haskell with a woman back in abilene but you know that i m still wishing to this very day that he had my clothes and this shiny chevrolet and it was me going to haskell with a woman back in abilene