A

[Verse]
A             D               E                                A
Me and Jimmie Rodgers used to ride them rollin' boxcars in the summer time
                 D              E                                    A
Jimmie he'd play his guitar and I'd lay back and watch the stars and sip my wine
D                                                                A
Me and Audie Murphy used to crawl out on our bellies through the German lines
   E                                                                       A
No Audie I won't leave you here I'll pull you through cause buddy you're a pal of mine

[Verse]

A             D               E                                A
Me and Phil Rizzuto didn't we move round like lightnin' on the double play
              D                 E                               A
I'd look over in the stands and Marilyn should see me and she'd smile and wave
D                                                                A
Hell no Coach Lombardi this old broken back ain't nothin' if the game was saved
    E                                                                 A
And fellers if I don't pull through just put a little golden football on my grave

[Chorus]

D
John Wayne he once said to me them Japs will take the Island
                                            A
And we've got to save the old Red White and Blue
D
Someone's got to swim out to the submarine and warn 'em
    B                                 E
And Bare you know I hate like hell to ask you to

[Verse]

A            D       E                        A
Me and Rocky Marceano we used to spar together up in Stillman's Gym
               D                      E                         A
Knowin' someday it would be the Garden and the championship for me or him
    D                                                              A
And Coop if no one in this town is man enough to back you when Frank Miller comes
     E                                                                  A
Then come High Noon I'll walk with you I may be young but I know how to use a gun

[Chorus]

D
Betty Grable don't you cry you know you can be a star
                                       A
And with my drinkin' I'd just hold you back
   D
Go on and sign the contracts hon and I'll read about you
        B                           E
In some old newspaper blowin' cross some lonesome hobo camp

[Verse]

A             D                E                                A
Me and Jimmie Rodgers we still ride them rollin' boxcars in the summer time
                D          E                                  A
Jimmie he plays his guitar I lay back and watch the stars and sip my wine
D                                                                 A
Me and Audie Murphy we still crawl out on our bellies through the German lines
   E                                                                       A
No Audie I won't leave you here I'll pull you through cause buddy you're a pal of mine

     E
Hey, Marylin come on over here and hold me close to you
            A
And kiss me one last time