Karaoké She Got The Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) Jerry Reed

Well I guess it was back in sixty three

When eatin' my cookin' got the better of me

So I asked this little girl

I was goin' with to be my wife

Well she said she would so I said I do

But I'da said I wouldn't if I'da just knew how sayin' I do was gonna screw up all of my life

Well the first few years weren't all that bad

I'll never forget the good times we had

'Cos I'm reminded every month when I send her the child support

Well it wasn't too long 'till the lust all died

And I'll admit

I wasn't too surprised

The day I come home and found my suitcase sittin' out on the porch

Well I tried to get in she changed the lock

Then I found this note taped on the mailbox that said

Goodbye turkey my attorney will be in touch, mmh mmh

So I decided right then and there

I was gonna do what's right give 'er her fair share

But brother

I didn't know her share was gonna be that much

She got the goldmine

I got the shaft

They split it right down the middle

And then they give her the better half

Well it all sounds sorta funny but it hurts too much to laugh

She got the goldmine

I got the shaft

And now listen you ain't heard nothin' yet

Why they give her the color televison set

Then they give her the house the kids and both of the cars

See, then they started talkin' about child support

Alimony and the costs to the court

Didn't take me long to figure out how far in the toilet I was

I'm tellin' ya they have made a mistake

'Cos it adds up to more than this cowboy makes

Besides, everything I ever had worth takin' they've already took

While she's livin' like a queen on alimony

I'm workin' two shifts eatin' baloney

Askin' myself why didn't you just learn how to cook?

They give her the goldmine they give me the shaft

They said they're splittin' it all down the middle but she got the better half

Well, it all sounds mighty funny but it hurts too much to laugh

She got the goldmine

I got the shaft

Well, she got the goldmine

I got the shaft

They split it all down the middle and then they give her the better half

Well, I guess it all sounds funny but it hurts too much to laugh

She got the goldmine

I got the shaft

Huh-uh, yeah ain't kidding

I got the shaft, hey hey

But I don't have to worry about totin' a billfold no more ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

I let my wife tote it

I'm gonna be carryin' food stamps you get it judge?

Ha I'm gonna be ha ha ha ha

Ha ha that's not funny, hu?

Hu hu he ha

Contempt of court?

What do you mean listen judge, I'm just kiddin'

I, I mean