Now a country boy called 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
Well, a-cut across shorty, shorty cut across
That's what miss Lucy said
Cut across shorty, shorty cut across
It's you I want to wed
Now Dan had been in training
A week before the race
He made up his mind old Shorty
Would end in second place
And Dan with his long legs a-flyin'
Left shorty far behind
And shorty heard him holler out
Miss Lucy, you'll soon be mine
Well, a-cut across shorty, shorty cut across
That's what miss Lucy said
Cut across shorty, shorty cut across
It's you I want to wed
But shorty wasn't worried
There was a smile upon his face
He knew that he was a-goin' to win
'Cause Lucy had fixed the race
And just like that old story
About the turtle and the hare
When Dan crossed over the finish line
He found shorty waiting there
Well, a-cut across shorty, shorty cut across
That's what miss Lucy said
Cut across shorty, shorty cut across
It's you I want to wed
It's you I want to wed
It's you I want to wed
It's you I want to wed
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La chanson "Cut across Shorty" a été créée par Eddie Cochran et adaptée en français par Moustique sous l'intitulé "Ne me fais plus souffrir", puis par Johnny Hallyday, sous le titre "Cours plus vite Charlie", avec des paroles plus proches de la version originale.
Parmi les reprises, notons celle de Carl Smith, celle de Freddie and The Dreamers, celle de Nat Stuckey, celle de Fairport Convention, celle de Marco Di Maggio ou celle de Rod Stewart.
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