well a shorty george he ain t no friend of mine well a shorty george he ain t no friend of mine he s taken all the women and left the men behind well a shorty george he done been here and gone yes shorty george he done been here and gone lord he left many a poor man a great long way from home well my baby caught the katy i caught the santa fee well she caught the katy i caught the santa fee well you can t quit me baby can t you see well i went to galveston work on the mallory line went to galveston lord on the mallory line babe you can t quit me ain t no use tryin shorty george travelin through the land shorty george he s travelin through the land always looking to pick some woman s poor man when i get back to dallas i m gonna walk and tell when i get back to dallas gonna walk and tell that the fort bend bottom is a burning hell