I put my things together, went out on the/a lost highway Got on that blue mule, I went bouncin' every which way Hangin by a thread and working like a dog Through desserts in the sun, over mountains in the fog Just so you know this is i gonna be the death of me [Went on to California and I ran into the Happy Brigade Went on into the morning, everynight we played](1) Workin' like a dog and hangin by a thread I woke up in a fog on my blow-up bed Just so you know this is gonna be the death of me One fine morning/day I'm going back to Fairview Lake [Me and old bessie (2)] gonna lay around and shake and bake Hangin by a thread, workin' like a dog Through desserts in sun or the mountains in the fog Just so you know this is gonna be the death of me Workin' like a dog, hangin by a thread Someone get the tape out, tell me what I said/played Just so you know this is going to be the death of me ------------------------------------------------------------------- [older/alternate lyrics] (1) [20 miles to Utah, rode in feelin' half past dead __________ just to keep the monkeys fed] (2) [Pack up that old mule] Note from Scott B: Todd is notorious for changing the lyrics on the fly. This is the famous "unfinished song" with probably fifty different verses. The "me and old bessie" line is usually sung as "Me and ol' Millsy..." these days, which means his wife, Erin.