Seven years of hard luck, comin' down on me From the Florida border, yes up to Nashville, Tennessee I worked in every joint you can name, mister every honkytonk Along come Mr Yankee Slicker, sayin' maybe you're what I want Want you to sign your contract Want you to sign today Gonna give you lots of money Workin' for M C A 9000 dollars, that's all we could win But we smiled at the Yankee Slicker with a big old southern grin They're gonna take me out to California, gonna make me a superstar Just pay me all of my money and mister maybe you won't get a scar Want you to sign your contract Want you to sign today Gonna give you lots of money Workin' for M C A s**ers took my money, since I was seventeen If it ain't no pencil pusher, it got to be a honkytonk queen But I'll sign my contract baby, I wan't you people to know That every penny that I make, I'm gonna see where my money goes Want you to sign your contract Want you to sign today Gonna give you lots of money Workin' for M C A