Well, I hate to sing and rock,
I hate to spoil the fun,
But I guess that I had best
be on my way.
I was singing at a country dance
in Nashville, Tennessee,
And flirting with a pretty girl
I thought I had to meet.
Cause she had a certain something
that knocked out my eyes,
Till I found out that certain something
was a husband twice my size.
Well, I hate the singing rock,
I hate to spoil the fun
But I guess that I had best be on my way
Cause the river's going round,
that if a certain singer's found
He might not be around here
to sing another day
I went out on the town,
not too long ago
I was givin' private guitar lessons
to a girl I know
My wife got suspicious
and wise to my schemes
When I came home,
she found lipstick on my guitar strings
Well, I hate to sing and run,
I hate to spoil the fun
But I guess that I had best be on my way
Cause the rumor's goin' round,
that if a certain singer's found,
he might not be around here
to sing another day
I just got a letter
from an old forgotten friend
But he made it pretty plain
I wouldn't soon forget again
Just a small misunderstanding,
and he's thinking the worst
Seems he found out I wrote a song
we both know he wrote first
Well, I hate to sing and rock,
I hate to spoil the fun
But I guess that I had best be on my way
Cause the rumor's going round,
that if a certain singer's found
He might not be around here
to sing another day
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