Cut Across the Infield Shorty

Down in Dallas Texas Where lovin's nothin' new Old Slim and Shorty both loved Cindy Lou They went out to run a foot race To see who's love was true The winner soon would marry Cindy Lou This story's true When the race got started Old Slim was way ahead Cause Shorty's legs were only 2 feet long But when someone said to Cindy Old Shorty's rung the gong The oil-well he's been drilling Just came through she sang this song Cut across the infield Shorty Cut across the infield son You can beat him if you do it Jump the fence and then go to it Fore I know now that you are the one Cindy wasn't worried Before the race was run She locked em both That's how the story's told But when someone came and told her That Shorty had struck gold She couldn't quite believe But just in case she hollered oh Cut across the infield Shorty Cut across the infield son You can beat him if you do it Jump the fence and then go to it Fore I know now that you are the one When the race was over And Shorty he had won She found out he had paid the guys to say That the oil and gold were hisn't And then and there she vowed To beat him with a club But Shorty ran out through the crowd Cut across the infield Shorty Cut across the infield son You can beat her if you do it Jump the fence and then go to it Fore she knows now that you ain't the one She caught him and broke his neck