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VERSE 1: F^Emorty thousand headmen couldn't m^Am7ake me change my mind If I ^Bm7had to take the choice between the d^Am7eafman and the blind I k^Bm7now just where my feet should go and t^Am7hat's enough for me I t^Bm7urned around and knocked them down and w^Am7alked a^/Gcross the^Em sea Em Em6/9 Em Em6/9 VERSE 2: Hadn't travelled very far when suddenly I saw Three small ships a sailin' towards a distant shore So lighting up a cigarette I followed in pursuit And found a secret cave where they obviously stashed their loot CHORUS 1: F^E7illing up my pockets even s^A7tuffed it up my nose I^E7 must have weighed a hundre^A7d tons between my head and toes I^E7 ventured forth before the ^A7dawn had time to change it's mind And s^E7oaring high above the clouds I f^A7ound a g^/Golden s^Emhrine VERSE 3: Laying down my treasure before the iron gate Quickly rang the bell, hoped I hadn't come too late But someone came along and told me not to waste my time And when I asked him who he was he said "just look behind" CHORUS 2: So I turned around and 40,000 headmen bit the dirt Firing twenty shotguns each and man, it really hurt But luckily for me they had to stop and then reload And by the time they'd done I was heading down the road CODA: Heading down the ^Emroad Forty thousand headmen on my trail Rambling and rambling Rambling and rambling... With forty thousand headmen on my trail