Cut Across Shorty – Eddie Cochran – letras

Now a country boy called ShortyAnd a city boy named DanHad to prove who could run the fastestTo win miss Lucy’s handNow Dan had all the moneyAnd he also had the looksBut Shorty must have had something, boysThat can’t be found in booksWell, a-cut across Shorty, Shorty cut acrossThat’s what miss Lucy saidCut across Shorty, Shorty cut acrossIt’s you I wanna wedNow Dan had been in trainingA week before the raceHe made up his mind Ol ShortyWould end in second placeAnd Dan with his long legs a-flyin’Left Shorty far behindAnd Shorty heard him holler outMiss Lucy, you’ll soon be mineBut Shorty wasn’t worriedThere was a smile upon his faceHe knew that he was a-goin’ to win’Cause Lucy had fixed the raceAnd just like that old storyAbout the turtle and the hareWhen Dan crossed over the finish lineHe found Shorty waiting there