[Verso 1]

F 
And a city boy named Dan 
       C 
Had to prove who could win the fastest 
   D7              G 
To win Miss Lucy's hand 
    C 
Now Dan had all the money 
       F 
And he also had the looks 
    C 
But Shorty must've had somethin', boys 
     G7                C 
That can't be found in books 


[Refrão]
 
      F 
Well, "Cut across, Shorty, Shorty, cut across!" 
       C 
That's what Miss Lucy said 
F 
"Cut across, Shorty, Shorty, cut across; 
     G7          C 
It's you I wanna wed!" 


[Verso 2]
 
      F 
Now Dan had been in trainin' 
       C 
A week before the race 
   D7              G 
He made up his mind ol' Shorty 
    C 
Would end in 2nd place 
       F 
And Dan, with his long legs a-flyin' 
    C 
Left Shorty far behind 
     G7                C 
And Shorty heard him holler out 
     G7                C 
"Miss Lucy, you'll soon be mine!" 


[Refrão]
 
      F 
Well, "Cut across, Shorty, Shorty, cut across!" 
       C 
That's what Miss Lucy said 
F 
"Cut across, Shorty, Shorty, cut across; 
     G7          C 
It's you I wanna wed!" 


[Verso 3]
 
      F 
But Shorty wasn't worried 
       C 
There was a smile upon his face 
   D7              G 
He knew that he was gonna win 
      F 
'Cause Lucy had fixed the race 
       C 
And just like that old story 
   D7              G 
About the turtle and the hare 
      F 
When Dan crossed over the finish line 
       C 
He found Shorty waitin' there 


[Refrão]
 
      F 
Well, "Cut across, Shorty, Shorty, cut across!" 
       C 
That's what Miss Lucy said 
F 
"Cut across, Shorty, Shorty, cut across; 
     G7          C 
It's you I wanna wed!" 
      F 
Well, "Cut across, Shorty, Shorty, cut across!" 
       C 
That's what Miss Lucy said 
F 
"Cut across, Shorty, Shorty, cut across; 
     G7          C 
It's you I wanna wed!"