Big Twenty

Mel Tillis

[Chorus]
Move along Big Twenty, Big Twenty move along
You've got the muscle and you've got the bone
Move along Big Twenty, Big Twenty move along
You've got a master and you've got a home

[Verse 1]
Pulled out of the Mojave with a twenty mule team
Ten tons of borax and a muleskinners dream
For soon I'd be wining and dining I know
With a cute little filly in the town of Reno
(With a cute little filly in the town of Reno)

[Verse 2]
The Apaches are restless there's smoke in the sky
But I'm too old for scalping and I'm too young to die
Soon they'll be 'round me like ants on a hill
Grooming this muleskinner up for the kill
(Grooming this muleskinner up for the kill)

[Verse 3]
My mules tired of running just fell to the ground
Ten tons of borax burned big twenty down
But we're still a-living so the story can be told
How I traded that borax for Apache gold
(How I traded that borax for Apache gold)

[Chorus]
Move along Big Twenty, Big Twenty move along
You've got the muscle and you've got the bone
Move along Big Twenty, Big Twenty move along
You've got a master and you've got a home

[Outro]
You've got a master and you've got a home
You've got a master and you've got a home
You've got a master and you've got a—

Trivia about the song Big Twenty by Hank Williams, Jr.

When was the song “Big Twenty” released by Hank Williams, Jr.?
The song Big Twenty was released in 1965, on the album “Ballads of the Hills and Plains”.
Who composed the song “Big Twenty” by Hank Williams, Jr.?
The song “Big Twenty” by Hank Williams, Jr. was composed by Mel Tillis.

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