Fat Chance Dupree Had it in for me The cause of which I never could divine Well they say it had to be Some kind of fear or jealousy
Anyhow, I did not see it at the time
Now Fat Chance Dupree Was a trapper same as me Could have been a reason I suppose In the winter he´d come down From his mountain hunting grounds But I never wanted any part of those
But who knows why I wish I knew We feel the things we feel Do the things we do Yeah who knows why I wish I knew We feel the things we feel Do the things we do
Kitty Mary used to come around The most beautiful woman in town We´d keep each other happy now and then She did let fall that Chance Dupree Might try to waylay me In the cottonwoods down by the river bend
I thought: Come on if you´re comin´ Come on Fats Come on if you´re comin´ Good luck with that
Now Fat Chance Dupree Was lying in wait for me Which I took to be considerable unkind I took his weapon from his hand Which made him understand He should not have took the path he had in mind
But who knows why I wish I knew We feel the things we feel Do the things we do Yeah who knows why I wish I knew We feel the things we feel Do the things we do