Big Harlan Taylor
This song is by George Jones and appears on the album The Novelty Side of George Jones (1963).
Written by Roger Miller
Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman
If I figured them all out 'twould take many years
I once had a sweetheart, the fairest of maidens
She outshined all others that I'd known by far
I had a friend, a big fella, named big Harlan Taylor
Harlan had a rubber-tired, new shiny car
Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman
If I figured them all out 'twould take many years
By the wants of a woman she fell for big Harlan
I tried, but in vain, for to take my own life
Suddenly I had lost all my will to keep livin'
She lost her desire to become my young wife
Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman
If I figured them all out 'twould take many years
I wanted revenge and waylaid for big Harlan
Then I started wondrin' what good would it do
If a rubber-tired, new shiny car's her ambition
Then she can just have it and big Harlan, too
Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman
If I figured them all out 'twould take many years
If I figured them all out it would take many years...
Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman
If I figured them all out 'twould take many years
I once had a sweetheart, the fairest of maidens
She outshined all others that I'd known by far
I had a friend, a big fella, named big Harlan Taylor
Harlan had a rubber-tired, new shiny car
Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman
If I figured them all out 'twould take many years
By the wants of a woman she fell for big Harlan
I tried, but in vain, for to take my own life
Suddenly I had lost all my will to keep livin'
She lost her desire to become my young wife
Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman
If I figured them all out 'twould take many years
I wanted revenge and waylaid for big Harlan
Then I started wondrin' what good would it do
If a rubber-tired, new shiny car's her ambition
Then she can just have it and big Harlan, too
Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman
If I figured them all out 'twould take many years
If I figured them all out it would take many years...