ARTIST: Paul Henning TITLE: The Beverly Hillbillies Lyrics and Chords [Television Theme Song] Come 'n listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed And then one day, he was shootin' at some food And up through the ground come a bubblin' crude Oil, that is, black gold, Texas tea / C - G - / - - C - / - - F - / G - - C / - - - - / Well, the first thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire Kin folk said, Jed, move away from there Said, Californy is the place you oughta be So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly Hills, that is, swimmin' pools, movie stars Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin They would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in You're all invited back again to this locality To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality Hillbilly, that is, set a spell, take your shoes off Y'all come back now, hear?
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