W ell the whole town listened to the radio For the Smiling Bill McCall Sh ow
Everyone in Nashville Was listenin' to Bil l
I don't want to be layin' in bed When they pronounce me dead
He'd stand and breathe in the microphone With his guitar hangin' to his knee bone
Al l the girls just sat and dreamed When Bill began his sing
I don't want my hat to be hung When my last song is sung
But he nev er let fam e go to his he ad "This is Smiling Bill McC all" he said
"Gonna pick and si ng a song or two You al l listen till I'm through"
And if you're at the house or in your car Tune in this time tomorrow
To all the boys he was a big hero They'd glue their ea rs to the radio
Then talkin' a most unusual dra wl Imitatin' Bill McCall
Daddy can I get me a guitar 'Cause I want to be a star
The gir ls would say of Bill McCa ll Why I bet he's over six feet tall
Handsomest man in Nashville They said of Smil ing Bill
He won't be plantin' potato slips When he cashes in his chips
Then one day Bill didn't make the show Did n't even show u p for a week or s o
The station's bo ss said to city ha ll "Find Smiling Bi ll McCall"
It won't be hard to track him down He's got the biggest feet in town
Well there's a creek that runs through Nashv ille And on the bank they found Smiling Bill
He's commit tin' suicide But they grab bed him before he tr ied
"T urn me loose I want to jump" he screamed "'Cause I can't stand that theme"
Let this be my final breath 'Cause I'm scared to half to death"
The big brave Smiling Bill McCall Is only four feet tall
I'd rather be in the river dead Than to hear 'em lau ghin' at my bald hea d
