Intro – E F#m E F#m

Here comes Martha runnin’ down the pier
Lord it looks like Captain Flint is here
You get the bow, I get the stern
Lord would you look at that Laverne
Flint’s got shrimp from the deep blue sea.
and buckets of fish for you and me

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But Old Flint’s boat is fine and she’s called the Miss-Inclined
And there’s no home port painted on her stern
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And they say she’s like a ghost up and down that Texas coast
But you saw home didn’t you Laverne?

Daddy says Flint is a weird old bird
And what’s more I have heard
That his nets are charmed by a woman who knew
How to work that Louisiana voo-doo
Laverne get away from that boat you hear
your mama don’t want you hangin’ round here

Chorus

Texas Cookin’
By Guy Clark

Capo 5

This really doesn’t ever change chords.
It’s the capo that gives it the sound.

I’m going down to Austin, Texas
I’m going down to save my soul
Get that barbeque and chili
Eat my fill then come back home
I’m gonna take my baby with me
We gonna have a high ol’ time
We gonna eat till we get silly
Sho’ do make a beer taste fine

Chorus
Oh my, momma ain’t that Texas Cookin’ something
Oh my, momma it’ll stop yo’ belly and backbone bumpin’
Oh my, momma ain’t that Texas Cookin’ good
Oh my, momma eat it everyday if I could

Solo

I know a man that cook armadillo
tastes so sweet he calls it pie
I know a woman makes pan dulce
tastes so good it gets you high
Get them enchiladas greasy
get them steaks chicken fried
Sho’ do make a man feel happy
to see white gravy on the side

Chorus

I know a place that got fried okra
beat anything I ever saw
I know a man that cook cabrito
it must be against the law

We gonna get a big ol’ sausage
a big ol’ plate of ranch style beans
I could eat the heart of Texas
we gonna need some brand new jeans

Chorus