From the recording It's Okay Honey
Words and music by David Larsen. Arranged by JTB. JTB: lead vocal, acoustic guitar. Boaz Kim: harmonica, harmony vocals. Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner: lap steel. David Laganella: electric guitar. Mark Schreiber: drums. Michael Frank: bass.
Lyrics
from the trellis outside the stable
I picked for you this gourd flower
and set it in m’hair to see me though
yes I admit it, ’twas you I
picked it for, that poor flower
on my honor, I snapped a crucifix in two
I’m not the only rootin’ tootin’ scootin’
whatever I am, so don’t ask me again
or I’ll tell you my plan
passing through the snow
was never going to happen
for our gourd flower
when hickory fills the air
and trees are blue
till I see you on the boulevard of roses
good flower, my flower of mourning for you
I’m not the only rootin’ tootin’ scootin’
whatever I am, so don’t ask me again
I’m not the only rootin’ tootin’ scootin’
whatever I am, so don’t ask me again
I’m not the only rootin’ tootin’ scootin’
whatever I am, so don’t ask me again