Doug Kershaw - (Had Not Been For) My Sally Jo lyrics

I'm up to my rump in cypress stumps Spanish moss and alligators Tired of the stink of drying mink And wild boars digging up my potatoes Had not have been for my Sally Jo I'd have left the bayou a long time ago First time I went to the cowboy show I fell in love with Sally Jo I kissed her once and I kissed her twice, She slapped my face but it hurt so nice Had not have been for the cowboy show I'd have never met my Sally Jo I smiled real sweet at my Sally JO I asked her to be my ma cher amie-o Sally Jo said maybe so, If I can take her from the bayou Had not have been for the lack of dough I'd have been married a long time ago I worked for a year and a 16 months I fished and I hunt and I saved a bunch Take my money and away I go Up the river to my Sally Jo Now that I got a lot of dough I'm gonna marry my Sally Jo I stuffed my money in a gunny sack Laying by my feet in the bottom of the pirogue Water leaking from a leaky crack Sank my boat to the bottom of the bayou Had not have been for the leaky crack I'd have never lost my gunny sack Now I'm up to my rump in cypress stumps Spanish moss and alligators And I'm back to the stink of drying mink And wild boars digging up my potatoes Had not have been for the hole in my pirogue I'd have been married to Sally Jo Well I'm up to my rump in cypress stumps Spanish moss and alligators Back to the stink of drying mink And wild boars digging up my potatoes