The Last Trip to Tulsa - 2009 Remaster

Well, I used to drive a cab, you know

I heard a siren scream

Pulled over to the corner and I fell into a dream

There were two men eating pennies

And three young girls who cried

The West Coast is falling, I see rocks in the sky

The preacher took his bible and laid it on the stool

He said, "With the congregation running

Why should I play the fool?"

Well, I used to be a woman, you know

I took you for a ride

I let you fly my airplane

It looked good for your pride

'Cause you're the kind of man, you know

Who likes what he says

I wonder what's it's like to be so far over my head

Well, the lady made the wedding

And she brought along the ring

She got down on her knees

And said, "Let's get on with this thing"

Well, I used to be a folk singer

Keeping managers alive

When you saw me on a corner and told me I was jive

So I unlocked your mind, you know

To see what I could see

If you guarantee the postage I'll mail you back the key

Well, I woke up in the morning

With an arrow through my nose

There was an Indian in the corner

Tryin' on my clothes

Well, I used to be asleep, you know

With blankets on my bed

I stayed there for a while till they discovered I was dead

The coroner was friendly

I liked him quite a lot

If I hadn't 've been a woman

I guess I'd never have been caught

They gave me back my house and car and nothing more was said

Well, I was driving down the freeway when my car ran out of gas

Pulled over to the station, but I was afraid to ask

The servicemen were yellow and the gasoline was green

Although I knew I couldn't, I thought that I was gonna scream

That was on my last trip to Tulsa, just before the snow

If you ever need a ride there, be sure to let me know

I was chopping down a palm tree

When a friend dropped by to ask

If I would feel less lonely if he helped me swing the axe

I said, "No, it's not a case of being lonely we have here

I've been working on this palm tree for eighty seven years"

I said, "No, it's not a case of being lonely we have here

I've been working on this palm tree-

For eighty seven years"

He said, "Go get lost" and walked towards his Cadillac

I chopped down the palm tree and it landed on his back