Well-a Shorty George1, 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