Charlie Dunn

Well, if you're ever in Austin, Texas A little run down on your sole I'm gonna tell you the name of a man to see I'm gonna tell you right where to go He's working in Capitol Saddlery And he's sewing in the back of the place He's old Charlie Dunn, the little frail one With the smilin' leathery face Charlie Dunn, he's the one to see Charlie done the boots that are on my feet It makes Charlie real pleased to see me walkin' with ease Charlie Dunn, he's the one to see Charlie's been make boots over there He says, about fifty some-odd years And once you wear a pair of his hand-made boots You know you'll never wear a store-bought pair Charlie can tell what's wrong with your feet Just by feeling them with his hand And he can take a look at the boots you wear And know a whole lot about you, man Charlie Dunn, he's the one to see Charlie done the boots that are on my feet It makes Charlie real pleased to see me walkin' with ease Charlie Dunn, he's the one to see Now Buck's up front, countin' up his gold Charlie's in the back patchin' up the soles Of the people comin' in, smilin' at him They all wonder how's ol' Charlie been And ol' Buck's makin' change, he never sees no one He never understood the good thing that Charlie done Yeah, ol' Charlie never had his name on the sign He never put a mark in his boots He just hopes that you can remember him The same way that he does you He keeps your measurements in this little book So you can order more boots later on Well I'm writin' down some of Ol' Charlie's size 'Cause I'm makin' him up this song Charlie Dunn, he's the one to see Charlie done the boots that are on my feet It makes Charlie real pleased to see me walkin' with ease Charlie Dunn, he's the one to see Yeah, ol' Buck's makin' change, he never sees no one And He never understood the good thing that Charlie done