Cut Across Shorty

Now a country boy called Shorty
 And a city boy named Dan
 Had to prove who could run the fastest
 To win miss Lucy's hand
 Now Dan had all the money
 And he also had the looks
 But Shorty must have had something, boys
 That can't be found in books
 Well, a-cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
 That's what miss Lucy said
 Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
 It's you I wanna wed
 Now Dan had been in training
 A week before the race
 He made up his mind Ol Shorty
 Would end in second place
 And Dan with his long legs a-flyin'
 Left Shorty far behind
 And Shorty heard him holler out
 Miss Lucy, you'll soon be mine
 But Shorty wasn't worried
 There was a smile upon his face
 He knew that he was a-goin' to win
 'Cause Lucy had fixed the race
 And just like that old story
 About the turtle and the hare
 When Dan crossed over the finish line
 He found Shorty waiting there