[C] I started on a journey [F] about a year [C] ago to a little town called [Am] Morrow in the [G] State of Ohio. – – – [C] I’ve never been much of a traveler, and I [F] really didn’t [C] know that Morrow was the [Am] hardest place I’d [G] ever try to [C] go.
So I [Am] went down to the [Em] station for my [Am] ticket and [Em] applied for [Am] tips regarding [Em] Morrow not [D] expecting to [G] beguiled. – – – Said [C] I, “My friend, I’d like to go to [F] Morrow and [C] return no later than [F] tomorrow for I [G] haven’t time to [C] burn.”
Said [C] he to me, “Now let me see if [F] I have heard you [C] right. You’d like to go to [Am] Morrow and [G] return tomorrow night. – – – [C] You should have gone to Morrow [F] yesterday and back [C] today for the train that goes to [Am] Morrow is a [G] mile upon its [C] way.
If [Am] you had gone to [Em] Morrow [Am] yesterday now don’t you [Em] see, you [Am] could have gone to [Em] Morrow and [D] returned today at [G] three, – – – for the [C] train today to Morrow, if the [F] schd-u-ele is [C] right, today it goes to [F] Morrow and [G] returns tomorrow [C] night.”
[C] Said I, “My friend, it seems to me you’re [F] talking through your [C] hat. There is a town named [Am] Morrow on the [G] line now tell me that.” – – – [C] “There is, ” said he, “but take from me a [F] quiet little [C] tip. To go from here to [Am] Morrow is a [G] fourteen hour [C] trip.
The [Am] train today to [Em] Morrow leaves [Am] today at eight [Em] O-five. At [Am] half-past ten [Em] tomorrow is the [D] time it should [G] arrive. – – – So [C] if from here to [Am] Morrow is a [F] fourteen hour [C] jump, can you [C] go today to [F] Morrow and get [G] back today, you [C] chump?”
[C] Said I, “I’d like to go to Morrow so [F] can I go [C] today and get to Morrow [Am] by tonight if [G] there is no delay?”
[C] “Well, well, ” said he to me, “and [F] I’ve got no more to [C] say. CAN YOU GET anywhere [F] tomorrow and get [G] back again [C] today?”
[Am] Said I, “I guess you [Em] know it all, but [Am] kindly let me [Em] say, how [Am] can I get to [Em] Morrow if I [D] leave this town [G] today?” – – – Said [C] he, “You cannot [Am] go to Morrow [F] any more [C] today ’cause the [C] train that goes to [F] Morrow is a [G] mile upon its [C] way.”
[Am] I was so [Em] disappointed. I was [Am] mad enough to [Em] swear. The [Am] train had gone to [Em] Morrow and had [D] left me standing [G] there. – – – [C] HE HAD NO RIGHT in [Am] telling me that [F] I was a-howling [C] jay. I [C] could not go to [F] Morrow so I [G] guess in town I’ll [C] stay.
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