Tenbrooks gonna beat you to the bright shining sun

To the bright shining sun oh Lord

To the bright shining sun

Tenbrooks was a big bay horse, wore a shaggy mane

He run all 'round the mid west, and beat the Memphis train

Beat the Memphis train oh Lord

Beat the Memphis train

Out in California where Molly done as she pleased

Come back to old Kentucky, got beat with all ease

Beat with all ease oh Lord

Beat with all ease

Tenbrooks said to Molly, what makes your head so red

Running in the hot sun with a fever in my head

Fever in my head oh Lord

Fever in my head

Molly said to Tenbrooks You're looking mighty squirrel

Tenbrooks said to Molly I'm a leavin this old world

Leaving this old world oh Lord

Leaving this old world

See old Molly comin, she’s comin round the curve

See old Tenbrooks runnin strainin every nerve

Strainin every nerve oh Lord, strainin every nerve

Kiper, Kiper, you're not riding right

Molly's a beatin' old Ten-Brooks clear out of sight

Clear out of sight, oh, lord,

Clear out of sight

Kiper, Kiper, Kiper my old son

Give old Tenbrooks the bridle and let old Tenbrooks run

Let old Tenbrooks run, oh, Lord,

Let old Tenbrooks run

Womens all a laughin childrens all a cryin

Men folks all a hollerin, Old Tenbrooks was flyin

Old Tenbrooks was flyin Lord, Old Tenbrooks was flyin

Go and catch old Tenbrooks and hitch him in the shade

We're gonna bury old Molly in a coffin ready made

Coffin ready made, oh, lord, coffin ready-made