Tuttle Kids: "Diamond Joe"

Molly(14), Michael(10) and Sullivan(12) Tuttle with unidentified dog.

now there's a man you'll hear about
most anywhere you go
his holdings are in Texas
and his name is Diamond Joe
he carries all his money
in a diamond-studded jar
he never was much bothered
by the process of the law

i hired out to Diamond Joe, boys
i did offer him my hand
and he gave me a string of horses
so weak they could not stand
i nearly starved to death, boys
he did mistreat me so
and i never saved a dollar
in the pay of Diamond Joe

his bread it was corn dodger
and his meat you couldn't chaw
and he nearly drove me crazy
with the wagging of his jaw
the telling of his stories
i mean to let you know
there never was a rounder
that could lie like Diamond Joe

i tried three times to quit him
but he did argue so
now i'm still punching cattle
in the pay of Diamond Joe
and when i'm called up yonder
and it comes my time to go
give my blankets to my buddies
give the fleas to Diamond Joe