LyricS

Franklin James, Franklin James
He was a child of the plains
His father died while giving birth
His mother lived for chasing trains
He built two tombstones with a saw
Just to fit his ma and pa
I haven’t seen him in many years
Since I been gone from Omaha

Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
My old pal
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
My old pal

Jimmy Goose, Jimmy Goose
He hit his head, knocked something loose
Ran for office with pocket kings
And got caught with a seven-deuce (He won the election)
Now I won’t tell you what I saw
Let’s just say he broke the law
I haven’t seen him in many years
Since I been gone from Omaha

Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
My old pal
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
My old pal

Sally Ann, Sally Ann
She kissed like a girl but cursed like a man
I heard she married very young
To someone in the Ku Klux Klan
I bet she never told him though
Her first love was with a Negro
I wonder what they’d think of that
The thought of loving someone black
And someone black loving you back

Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
My old pal
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
My old pal
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
Hello, Nebraska (Hello!)
My old pal

c. 2014 Goodnight, Texas - Seriously Serious Songs (ASCAP) / Porch Couch Songs (ASCAP)

Appears on the 2014 album “Uncle John Farquhar”
Recorded by Goodnight, Texas
Mixed by Scott McDowell
Mastered by Jonathan Kirchner