Townes Van Zandt - If I Was Washington Lyrics






If I was Washington
Valleys would I forge for
If I was a fat man
Fun would I gorge for
If I was Gingus
Gold would I horde for
Wish I had a dollar a day

If I was a gouger
Gouge would I wish for
If I was a fisherman
Fish would I fish for
If I was a french whore
Frenchies I'd dish for
Wish I had a dollar a day

Turkeys are for flyin'
Chickens are for eatin'
I'm all for fun
Fun's forbidden
Forbidden's forgotten
And forgotten's for gettin'
I wish I had a dollar a day

Buzzards are for circling
Circles are for heroes
Heroes for floatin'
Fiddles to Nero
Fingers for countin'
Numbers for zero
Wish I had a dollar a day

If I was Washington
Valleys would I forge for
If I was a fat man
Fun would I gorge for
If I was Gingus
Gold would I horde for
Wish I had a dollar a day

Oh, if I was Washington
I'd wear wood teeth
If I was a policeman
Walk me a stone beat
If I was a singer
I'd stop right now
I wish I had a dollar a day





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  1. B.... N....

    Thank you so much !!!

  2. N.... J....

    I just cannot stop playing this song on a loop. I have loved Townes for years and could not bare hearing his last studio album. So glad i did great but this is a classic Townes masterpiece complete with wry smile and a twinkle in his eye.

  3. N.... J....

    I just cannot stop playing this song on a loop. I have loved Townes for years and could not bare hearing his last studio album. So glad i did great but this is a classic Townes masterpiece complete with wry smile and a twinkle in his eye.

  4. S.... S....

    $ = )°(..... V=mc²