| Song | Cut Across Shorty |
| Artist | Mud |
| Album | The Singles '67-'78 |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| Now a country boy named Shorty | |
| And a city boy named Dan, | |
| Had to prove who could run the fastest | |
| To win Miss Lucy’s hand. | |
| Now Dan had all the money, | |
| And he also had the looks. | |
| But Shorty must have had something boys that can’t be found in books. | |
| “Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across.” | |
| That’s what Miss Lucy said. | |
| “Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across. | |
| It’s you I wanna win.” | |
| Now Dan had been in training, | |
| A week before the race. | |
| He’d made up his mind old Shorty, | |
| Would end in second place. | |
| Now Dan with his long legs flying, | |
| Left Shorty far behind. | |
| And Shorty heard him holler out, | |
| “Miss Lucy you’ll soon be mine.” | |
| “Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across.” | |
| That’s what Miss Lucy said. | |
| “Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across. | |
| It’s you I wanna win.” | |
| But Shorty wasn’t worried. | |
| He had a smile upon his face. | |
| He knew that he was gonna win, | |
| ’Cos Lucy had fixed the race. | |
| And just like that old story ’bout the turtle and the hare, | |
| When Dan crossed over the finishing line, | |
| He found Shorty waiting there. | |
| “Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across.” | |
| That’s what Miss Lucy said. | |
| “Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across. | |
| It’s you I wanna win.” |
| Now a country boy named Shorty | |
| And a city boy named Dan, | |
| Had to prove who could run the fastest | |
| To win Miss Lucy' s hand. | |
| Now Dan had all the money, | |
| And he also had the looks. | |
| But Shorty must have had something boys that can' t be found in books. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across." | |
| That' s what Miss Lucy said. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across. | |
| It' s you I wanna win." | |
| Now Dan had been in training, | |
| A week before the race. | |
| He' d made up his mind old Shorty, | |
| Would end in second place. | |
| Now Dan with his long legs flying, | |
| Left Shorty far behind. | |
| And Shorty heard him holler out, | |
| " Miss Lucy you' ll soon be mine." | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across." | |
| That' s what Miss Lucy said. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across. | |
| It' s you I wanna win." | |
| But Shorty wasn' t worried. | |
| He had a smile upon his face. | |
| He knew that he was gonna win, | |
| ' Cos Lucy had fixed the race. | |
| And just like that old story ' bout the turtle and the hare, | |
| When Dan crossed over the finishing line, | |
| He found Shorty waiting there. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across." | |
| That' s what Miss Lucy said. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across. | |
| It' s you I wanna win." |
| Now a country boy named Shorty | |
| And a city boy named Dan, | |
| Had to prove who could run the fastest | |
| To win Miss Lucy' s hand. | |
| Now Dan had all the money, | |
| And he also had the looks. | |
| But Shorty must have had something boys that can' t be found in books. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across." | |
| That' s what Miss Lucy said. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across. | |
| It' s you I wanna win." | |
| Now Dan had been in training, | |
| A week before the race. | |
| He' d made up his mind old Shorty, | |
| Would end in second place. | |
| Now Dan with his long legs flying, | |
| Left Shorty far behind. | |
| And Shorty heard him holler out, | |
| " Miss Lucy you' ll soon be mine." | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across." | |
| That' s what Miss Lucy said. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across. | |
| It' s you I wanna win." | |
| But Shorty wasn' t worried. | |
| He had a smile upon his face. | |
| He knew that he was gonna win, | |
| ' Cos Lucy had fixed the race. | |
| And just like that old story ' bout the turtle and the hare, | |
| When Dan crossed over the finishing line, | |
| He found Shorty waiting there. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across." | |
| That' s what Miss Lucy said. | |
| " Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across. | |
| It' s you I wanna win." |