Yakety Axe

Boots Randolph, James Rich

Poverty stricken but still I'm a-stickin' to the things I know to be facts
One day it's feathers and the next day chicken while I'm pickin' my yakety axe
Ev'rybody says that I never will get far, keepin' out of work by pickin' this guitar
Livin' on a shoestring, puttin' off things like a shave and a haircut

Money don't matter as long as I scatter a little bit of happiness around
If people keep a grinnin' I figure I'm a winnin' my good old yakety sound
City folks go around turnin' up their noses and countin' their greenbacks and smellin' their roses
But I wouldn't trade my yakety axe, even for a T-bone

I'm confessin' I never took a lesson, all my notes are a matter of guessin'
Hopin' they'll come out in some kinda manner that'll make the yakety sound
So if you're in the mood and your feet start tappin'
And you feel laid back and your hands start clappin'
Then I'll have done what I wanted to from way back
You're diggin' my yakety axe

Trivia about the song Yakety Axe by Chet Atkins

On which albums was the song “Yakety Axe” released by Chet Atkins?
Chet Atkins released the song on the albums “Country Music” in 1981 and “Chet Atkins - The Master And His Music” in 2001.
Who composed the song “Yakety Axe” by Chet Atkins?
The song “Yakety Axe” by Chet Atkins was composed by Boots Randolph, James Rich.

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