Well, he gave me fair warning
He said let him alone
But I'd had one too many
And refuse to go home
Then I said something awful
And then so did he
And he hit me and it hurt
And my eyes couldn't see
Hard, hard headed me
I spoke out of turn once too often
I'd be better off in my coffin
Hard headed me
Well, she gave me fair warning
Many times my wife said
She said, if you aim to keep me
Quit your fool hearty ways
I said, now listen woman
You better leave me alone
How long is forever
That's how long she'll be gone
Hard, hard headed me
I spoke out of turn once too often
I'd be better off in my coffin
Hard headed me
Then they gave me fair warning
All the folks in my town
They said, if you ain't gonna straighten up
We're gonna expel one clown
I said, now just a minute here
You can't do me this way
How far is it to the next town
I'm walking that way
Hard, hard headed me
Well, I spoke out of turn once too often
I'd be better off in my coffin
Hard headed me