Words & Music by Jerry Jeff Walker From Jerry Jeff walker’s
Verse 1:
Well if you’re ever in Austin Texas
A
little run down on your
sole
I’m
gonna tell you the name of an old
man to see
I’m gonna
tell you right where to go
He’s
working in Capitol Saddlery
He’s
sewing in the back of the
place
His name is
Charlie Dunn the little
frail one
With the
smile and the leathery
face
Chorus:
Charlie
Dunn, he’s the one to
see
Charlie
done the boots that are on my
feet
It makes
Charlie real pleased to see me
walkin in these
Charlie
Dunn, he’s the one to
see
Verse 2:
Charlie’s been makin boots over there
He says
about fifty some odd
years
And
once you wear a pair of his
hand-mades
Boy, you’ll
never wear no store-bought
pair
Charlie can tell what’s wrong with your feet
Just by
feelin’ ’em with his
hands
And
he can take a look at the
boots you wear
And know a
whole lot about you,
man
Repeat chorus:
Bridge:
And ol’
Buck’s up front he’s countin’ up his gold
Charlie’s in the back patchin’ up the soles
All the
people comin’ in smilin’ at him
They
all wonder how’s ol’
Charlie been
Buck’s makin’ change but he
never ever sees no
one
And he
never understood a
good thing ol’ Charlie
done
Instrumental
Verse 3:
Charlie’s never had his name on a sign
He
don’t put a mark in the
boot
He
just hopes you can
remember him
‘Bout the
same way that he does
you
He
keeps your measurements in a little book
So you can
order more boots later
on
Well
I’m writin’ down ol’
Charlie’s size
I’m a
makin’ him up a
song
Repeat chorus:
Buck’s up front but he
never ever sees no
one
And he
never understood a
good thing ol’ Charlie
done
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