Well, I'm from the Midwest
I know enough to cut a path
Around a wood chipperAnd be careful
Of any conversation
A man starts by callin' you skipper'Cause there ain't no ocean 'round here
Though a lotta little lakes where you could disappear
I wonder what the fish are bitin' on today, JimmyShe told me not
To follow her down here
Said he was crazy about herI guess I didn't know
What that meant
Just knew I couldn't do without herThen I seen 'em through the window sash
He had a forty four pistol and a bag of cash
And she was foldin' some kinda pretty note paper into her breast pocketWhat some people won't do, to break up a happy home
What some people won't do, to break up a happy homeWell, I got the picture
A temporary love shack
In the middle of no placeThey were plannin'
On usin' that cash
To get away bold-facedNow how long did they think they could stay
The troopers and the Marshall's surely on their way
I ran through the yard and I banged my knee on his wood chipperI was screamin' like a baby
She appeared at the window
He opened the doorAnd when I looked up
He said "Skipper
What're you doin' here for"One bullet to the head
Before I hit the ground I was dead
I guess I'm tellin' you this before you go fishin' now, JimmyWhat some people won't do, break up a happy home
What some people won't do, break up a happy home
What some people won't do, to break up a happy home
What some people won't do, to break up a happy homeNever found my body
But they killed 'em in a shoot out
Five miles down the roadThey found that note paper
In her breast pocket
Thought it was somethin' written in codeBut it was part of a letter set
I'd got her for Christmas ten years ago I'd bet
She used to just use the paper for her grocery list
(And it read)Eggs
Hamburger meat
Bread
Funyuns
Orange drink
Toilet paper
Tidy Bowl
Pickles
Little Debbie Snack CakesWhat some people won't do, break up a happy home
What some people won't do, to break up a happy home
What some people won't do, to break up a happy home
What some people won't do, break up a happy home