oh t for texas t for tennessee oh t for texas t for tennessee oh t for thelma that gal done made a wreck out of me if you don t want me mama you sure don t have to call if you don t want me mama you sure don t have to call i can get more women than a passenger train can haul i m going where the water drinks like cherry wine i m going where the water drinks like cherry wine cause this georgia water tastes like turpentine oh t for texas t for tennessee oh t for texas t for tennessee oh t for thelma that gal done made a wreck out of me i m gonna buy me a pistol just because i m tall i m gonna buy me a pistol just because i m tall i m gonna shoot poor thelma just to see her run and jump and fall i d rather drink muddy water sleep in a hollow log i d rather drink muddy water sleep in a hollow log than to be in atlanta treated like a dirty dog oh t for texas t for tennessee oh t for texas t for tennessee oh t for thelma that gal done made a wreck out of me