The Ballad of Jed Clampett

The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs/The Foggy Mountain Boys

Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed

Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed

Then one day he was shooting for some food

And up through the ground come a bubbling crude

(Oil that is black gold Texas tea)

Well the first thing you know old Jed's a millionaire

Kin folk said Jed move away from there

He Said California is the place you oughta be

So they loaded up the truck

And they moved to Beverly

(Hills that is swimming pools movie stars)

Well it's time to say goodbye

To Jed and all his kin

They would like to thank you folks

For kindly dropping in

You're all invited back again to this locality

To have a heaping helping of their hospitality

Beverly Hillbillies that's

What they call 'em now

Nice folks Y'all come back year