| Back in nineteen thirty-three | 
| Livin' in the dust was a killin' me | 
| Back in nineteen thirty-four | 
| The dust did rose and blowed some more | 
| 'Long come nineteen thirty-five | 
| Blowed my crop about nine mile high | 
| 'Long about nineteen thirty-six | 
| Me and my woman in a devil of a fix | 
| Me and my woman in a devil of a fix | 
| Me and my woman in a devil of a fix | 
| 'Long about nineteen thirty-nine | 
| We fanned our tails for that Oregon line | 
| Fanned our tails to the Oregon line | 
| Fanned our tails to the Oregon line | 
| We got a hold of a piece of land | 
| Fifteen miles from the Coulee dam | 
| Fifteen miles from the Coulee dam | 
| Fifteen miles from the Coulee dam | 
| Now, the Coulee dam is a sight to see | 
| Makes this e-lec-a-tric-i-tee | 
| Makes this e-lec-a-tric-i-tee | 
| Make that e-lec-a-tric-i-tee | 
| Well, Oregon state is mighty fine | 
| If you’re hooked on to the power line | 
| But there ain’t no country extra fine | 
| If you’re just a mile from the end o' the line | 
| I milk my cows and turn my stone | 
| Till the big Grand Coullee comes along | 
| My eyes are crossed, my back’s in a cramp | 
| Tryin' to read the Bible by my coal-oil lamp | 
| Tryin' to read the Bible by my coal-oil lamp | 
| Tryin' to read the Bible by my coal-oil lamp | 
| I guess I come to the end of the line | 
| I guess I come to the end of the line | 
| I guess I come to the end of the line | 
| I guess I come to the end of the line | 
| Ain’t no country extra fine | 
| If you are a mile from the end of the line | 
| Ain’t no country extra fine | 
| If you ain’t on to the power line | 
| Well, I guess I come to the end of the line | 
| I guess I come to the end of the line |