Hat And Boots Song Lyrics and Chords by The Statler Brothers
Hat And Boots
Recorded by The Statler Brothers
Written by Don Reid
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If that old hat I
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wore could only
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talk
And tell some of the things that it has
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seen
There's
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stories that would fill it to the
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brim
If that
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old hat could
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tell it all
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again
If those old boots I
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wore could write a
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song
And tell some of the places they have
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been
Cause
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they've been kicked and scuffed and left
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behind
Ah those
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boots have got a
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shine in their
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time
If
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I could say that it was them
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remembering of me
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first time I
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saw her the
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last time she saw me
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feeling of her
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fingers the
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dimple in her chin
It would
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be so much
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easier to put it all on
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them
Now hat if you ain't
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ashamed of what you've
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seen
And boots if you still ain't scared of the
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dark
If we
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get a chance to go back where we've
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been
Oh ah
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hat and boots we'll
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do it all
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again
Hat and boots we'll
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do it all
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again
FAQ
Who sang the the song Hat And Boots?
- The song Hat And Boots was sang by The Statler Brothers.
Who is The Statler Brothers?
- The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally and, from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers for Johnny Cash.Originally performing gospel music at local churches, the group billed themselves as The Four Star Quartet, and later The Kingsmen. In 1963, when the song "Louie, Louie" by the garage rock band also called The Kingsmen became famous, the group elected to bill themselves as The Statler Brothers. Despite the name, only two members of the group (Don and Harold Reid) were actual brothers and no member has the surname of Statler. The group actually named themselves after a brand of facial tissue they had noticed in a hotel room (they later quipped that they could just as easily have named themselves "the Kleenex Brothers"). Don Reid sang lead Harold Reid, Don's older brother, sang bass Phil Balsley sang baritone and Lew DeWitt sang tenor and was the guitarist of the Statlers before being replaced by Jimmy Fortune in 1983 due to DeWitt's ill health.The band's style was closely linked to their gospel roots. "We took gospel harmonies," said Harold Reid, "and put them over in country music." A majority of their records contain one gospel song at a minimum, and they produced several albums containing only gospel music. They also recorded a tribute song to The Blackwood Brothers, who influenced their music. The song "We Got Paid by Cash" was written by the Statler Brothers as a tribute to Johnny Cash, who discovered and mentored them.