MY NEW TEN-GALLON HAT
>From the film "Look-Out Sister" (1947)


Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (Film Soundtrack) - 1947


These old boots of mine maybe need a shine
But there's nothing wrong with that
I can ride on by with my head held high
Got a new ten-gallon hat

Though my pants are worn and my shirt is torn
I'll go right on standin' pat
Feelin' kinda gay, for I spent my pay
On a new ten-gallon hat

Maybe I'm plumb loco, dressin' up my coco
When I need a shirt instead
Maybe I'm not clever, maybe I should never
Let a hat go to my head

But I'm glad I did, 'cause a brand new lid
Perks me up in nothin' flat
How can I go wrong, long as I belong
To a new ten-gallon hat

(Instrumental Break)

Plumb loco, dressin' up my coco
When I need a shirt instead
Maybe I'm not clever, maybe I should never
Let a hat go to my head

But I'm glad I did, 'cause a brand new lid
Perks me up in nothin' flat
How can I go wrong, long as I belong
To a new ten-gallon hat






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - October 2015)