[Verse 1] Well he gave me fair warnin’ he said let him alone But I’d had one too many and refuse to go home Then I said somethin’ awful and then so did he And he hit me and it hurt and my eyes couldn’t see [Chorus 1] Hard hard headed me I spoke out of turn once too often I’d be better off in my coffin Hard headed me           [Verse 2] Well she gave me fair warnin’ many times my wife said She said if you aim to keep me quit your fool hearty ways I said now listen woman you better leave me alone How long is forever that’s how long she’ll be gone [Chorus 2] Hard hard headed me I spoke out of turn once too often I’d be better off in my coffin Hard headed me           [Bridge] [Verse 3] Then they gave me fair warnin’ all the folks in my town They said if you ain’t gonna straighten up we’re gonna expel one clown I said now just a minute here you can’t do me this way How far is it to the next town I’m walking that way [Chorus 3] Hard hard headed me I spoke out of turn once too often I’d be better off in my coffin Hard headed me