Cornbread in the mornin' Whiskey when I'm dry Up before the sunrise To make that county line Rooster call this morning That rooster's gonna die Sun beats down upon my head In a shady grove I lie Every day is another way To please that gal o' mine If no pleasure I can give her I'll surely up and die No shoes upon my horses There's no shoes upon my feet And I try to be friendly To the people that I meet Some folks get all the money Some folks get all the class I got my sweet darlin' Which is more than I can ask Oh, every day is another way To please that gal o' mine If no pleasure I can give her I'll surely up and die Oh, cornbread in the mornin' Now it's coffee when I'm dry And I'm sober every Sunday Just to please that gal o' mine Rooster call this morning That rooster's gonna die Sun beats down upon my head In a shady grove I lie Every day is another way To please that gal o' mine If no pleasure I can give her I'll surely up and die