Now a country boy called Shorty
Had to prove who could run the fastest
Now Dan had all the money
And he also had the looks
But Shorty must have had something,
That can't be found in books
Well, a- cut across shorty,
Now Dan had been in training
He made up his mind old Shorty
Would end in second place
And Dan with his long legs a- flyin'
And shorty heard him holler out
Miss Lucy, you'll soon be mine
But shorty wasn't worried
There was a smile upon his face
He knew that he was a- goin' to win
'Cause Lucy had fixed the race
And just like that old story
About the turtle and the hare
When Dan crossed over the finish line
He found shorty waiting there
