Ballad of Hank Williams Hank Williams Jr. (Ft. Don Helms)

[Intro]
Don, tell us how it really was when you was workin' with daddy

[Verse 1: Don Helms]
Well, in 1950 I took a little nip
Along with Mr. Williams on the way to Mississipp'
We was stacked eight deep in a Packard limousine
And we met this promoter in the town of New Orleans

[Verse 2: Hank Williams Jr., Don Helms]
Well, the man told daddy that he had what it took
And he liked the way he sang and he liked the way he shook
He said pretty soon he'd make us all rich
And we started believin' that fat sum bitch

[Verse 3: Hank Williams Jr., Don Helms]
Now daddy told the man if you wanna make some dough
Take a little money and book me on a show
And we played them dates and we filled the places well
But, Hank, he'd done blowed the profits all to hell

[Chorus: Don Helms, Hank Williams Jr.]
'Cause he'd run through a ten and he'd run through a twenty
And he'd run through a hundred just as fast as it could go
Like a big dose of sauce to a little bitty feller
He'd spend a thousand dollars on a hundred dollar show