I'm Gonna Fly - Lee Hazlewood

Dirk Thornton thinks he’s a goose

It’s alright though

'Cause we let him

We all know that gooses don’t hurt nobody

'Cept themselves

Sometimes

'Course we all do admit that Dirk’s a little different

'Long about the first day of winter

Every year for as long as I can remember

Dirk, like all good gooses, decides to fly south

Now he goes home

And he packs himself six or eight peanut butter sandwiches

And he puts 'em in this brown paper sack

Kisses his wife and his kids goodbye

And he walks about a mile and a half from his house

And climbs up to the top of this big hill

And he jumps off

It’s a kind of a beautiful sight to see

Dirk come barrelin' off the top of that hill

His arms a-flappin' in the breeze

And the sound of them peanut butter sandwiches

Bangin' around inside that brown paper bag

Well I’ll tell you it’ll bring tears to your eyes

Last winter Dirk flew

Oh, about uh, six feet

'Fore he went and crashed

In those peanut butter sandwiches

Dirk Thornton thinks he’s a goose

It’s alright though

'Cause we let him

Valley’s low and the mountain’s high

Sure as you’re born, I’m gonna fly

One of these days I’m gonna fly

Big girls weep, little girls cry

It’s always been, don’t ask me why

One of these days I’m gonna fly

To a place where men are free

To a place where it’s alright to be

Just an average guy

Who likes to fly

Some folks cuss, some folks lie

Sure as you’re born, I’m gonna fly

One of these days I’m gonna fly

It’s cold in March, hot in July

It’s always been, don’t ask me why

One of these days I’m gonna fly

To a place where men are free

To a place where it’s alright to be

Just an average Guy

Who likes to fly

Big dogs bark, little dogs try

Sure as you’re born, I’m gonna fly

One of these days I’m gonna fly

Some chickens lay, some chickens lie

It’s always been, don’t ask me why

One of these days I’m gonna fly

To a place where men are free

To a place where it’s alright to be

Just an average guy

Who likes to fly