North Austin Slim Letra

We were sitting in the pool hall On this cold and rainy day Tellin jokes and funny stories Just to pass some time away The door slowly opened a and a form crept softly in Everyone had to stop their kidding when they saw North Austin Slim I'll be damn said this dude from Waco If it ain't Ole North Side Austin Slim We're gonna have to make a brand new language To describe the shape he's in One night I was drinkin in a tavern Puttin on a mighty stew That's when trouble happened to wander in And she sat beside me too So I asked her I she wanted to have a drink And she sweetly said she would As I gazed into those beautiful eyes Well I thought I understood I ain't sayin women are my trouble I ain't sayin women are no good I'm just sayin that I can't live with'em But without'em I wouldn't live Even if I could