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Sid Wayne/ Sherman EdwardsBeware of a gal in britches
Yo-di-o-di-o
Never trust no gal in britches
No-di-o-di-o
If you had a sense of this here horse
You would have known it by now of course
Who wears the britches is the boss
That's a gal, that's a gal in britches
Don't mess with a gal in britches
Yo-di-o-di-o
No feminine gal wears britches
No-di-o-di-o
She'll beg you to come to the country dance
You ride twenty miles for the big romance
She shows up in her brother's pants
What'd you expect from a girl in britches
Yo-di-o-di-o-i-ay, It's none of my misfortune
Yo-di-o-di-o-di-ay, Just thought you'd like to know
Don't marry no gal in britches
Yo-di-o-di-o
You'll never know which is which's
No-di-o-di-o
She'll put a halter through your nose
Have you cooking and washing clothes
While she goes chasing them buffaloes
Bet your boots, that's a gal in britches. Recorded:
1960/08/08, first released on
A Legendary Performer, Volume 3Reactions
A surprise song when I first heard it on Volume 3, all those years ago. Too short to bother me.
Jerome, you crack me up:"Don't mess with a gal in the ditches"
Bloody terrible ! This was not even needed in the movie or used thank god, so why record it !? ! Why did the likes of this ever happen ??? Was like someone was tring their best to make Elvis look as silly as possible !
very bad song in my opinion
A cute song. Nothing more. Its a fun listen.
Only one thing could be worse than this and that would be take 1.
Beware of a song called britches Yo-di-o-di-o. You want to know why The Beatles poll higher than Elvis? Here is a good example. There were too many of these 'film' songs in his career.
I don't mind listening to the song, but I'm glad it was cut from the film.
I don't mind listening to the song, but I'm glad it was cut from the film.
Not a bad song.Good film.
A song recorded for, but thankfully not in the movie "Flaming Star" (1960). You can see where this one was cut from the movie as the original print contained the song (Elvis and Steve Forrest are riding on their horses talking about girls who wear britches). Not awful, not good either and it would have been awkard in the movie. Elvis tries to find the humor in this one and sings it an odd "hick" voice, but it is only worth a listen every now and then. This one stayed unreleased until after his death. 2 stars and that might be kind.
when my English wasn't that good yet, still isn't, I always thought he sang: "don't mess with a gal in the ditches"..