Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
He found Shorty waiting there
Miss Lucy, you'll soon be mine
That can't be found in books
And he also had the looks
It's you I wanna wed
Left shorty far behind
He made up his mind ol' Shorty
But Shorty must have had somethin', boys
It's you I wanna wed
Well, a-cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
But Shorty wasn't worried
Well, a-cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
About the turtle and the hair
'Cause Lucy had fixed the race
There was a smile upon his face
Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
He knew that he was a-goin' to win
And Dan with his long legs a-flyin'
It's you I wanna wed
That's what Miss Lucy said
That's what Miss Lucy said
It's you I wanna wed
And Shorty heard him holler out
Had to prove, who could run the fastest
A week before the race
Well, a-cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
And just like that old story
When Dan crossed over the finish line
Now Dan had been in trainin'
Now Dan had all the money
To win Miss Lucy's hand
That's what Miss Lucy said
It's you I wanna wed
Would end in second place
