1. now there's a man you'll hear about   Most anywhere you go,   And his holdings are in texas   And his name is diamond joe.      2. and he carries all his money   In a diamond-studded jar.   He never took much trouble   With the process of the law.      3. I hired out to diamond joe, boys,   Did offer him my hand,   He gave a string of horses   So old they could not stand.      4. and I nearly starved to death, boys,   He did mistreat me so,   And I never saved a dollar   In the pay of diamond joe.      5. now his bread it was corn dodger   And his meat you couldn't chaw,   Nearly drove me crazy   With the waggin' of his jaw.      6. and the tellin' of his story,   Mean to let you know   That there never was a rounder   That could lie like diamond joe.      Instrumental      7. now, I tried three times to quit him,   But he did argue so   I'm still punchin' cattle   In the pay of diamond joe.      8. and when I'm called up yonder   And it's my time to go,   Give my blankets to my buddies   Give the fleas to diamond joe.