I've got a belly full of whisky and a head full of gin,
the doctor says,'twill kill me but he don't say when.
I'm a long - line Skinner and my home's out west,
Lookin' for the woman, Lord, that love me best.
See, pretty mama, pretty mama, look what you done done,
You made your daddy love you now your man done come.
I'm a long-line skinner and my home's out west,
Lookin' for the gal, Lord, that'll love me best.
I'm way down in the bottom skinning mules for Johnny Ryan,
Puttin' my initials, honey, on a mule's behind.
With my long whip line, babe. With my long whip line--
lookin' for the woman who can ease my worried mind.
When the weather it gets chilly, gonna pack up my line.
'Cause I ain't skinnin' mules, Lord, in the wintertime.
Yes, I'm a long-line skinner and my home's out west,
And I'm lookin' for the woman, Lord, that'll love me the best.