Man Of Constant Borrow
Cledus T. Judd Lyrics

Constantly borrows everything
The subject of the song frequently borrows all types of items from others

I'm the man of constant borrow
The person singing identifies himself as someone who regularly borrows from other people

There's nothing I can call my own
The singer has no personal possessions; everything he has is borrowed

Some may try to say it's all stolen
Others may accuse the singer of stealing, but he argues that he prefers the term 'permanently loaned'

He's the biggest mooch we ever known
The other people in the community view the singer as the biggest freeloader or mooch of them all

My grass mowin
The singer needs to mow his lawn

Bot I've got no mower
However, he doesn't own a lawnmower

My neighbor won't let me use his
He requests to borrow his neighbor's lawnmower, but is denied permission to use it

I can't really say is though I blame him
Although the singer doesn't want to blame his neighbor, he is disappointed that he can't use the lawnmower

Kept it three years last time I did
The last time he borrowed the lawnmower, he returned it three years later

He thought for sure that it was his
The neighbor didn't think he was going to get his lawnmower back and assumed that the singer had taken it for his own

I need a ride down to the pawn shop
The singer needs a ride to the pawn shop

Lend me the keys to your Corvette
He requests to borrow the keys to his friend's Corvette

What do you mean you don't trust me
The friend is hesitant to lend him the car because he doesn't trust him

I never not brought it back yet
The singer has never failed to return a borrowed item before

I don't think I could take that bet
The friend is still unwilling to lend him the Corvette

You know dang well (he's gone away)
The friend is aware of the singer's reputation for frequently borrowing things and not returning them

Well you may have heard of me
The singer introduces himself as Cledus T J-you-double-D

Better known as the reining King of country parody
He refers to himself as the top country music parody artist

Coming with a new style
The singer is introducing a new music style or sound

High profile
He is a popular and well-known artist

When I'm on the mike well you know I'll get hog wild
The singer boasts that he is an entertaining performer

Comedian
The singer is also a comedian

Extrodinaire
And he is highly skilled and talented at what he does

A fat Eminem with the bleach blonde hair
Here, he compares himself to rapper Eminem, but with a humorous twist about his appearance

I know that you think
The singer addresses someone specifically, and acknowledges their suspicion of him

I've got your chainsaw
He apparently borrowed someone's chainsaw

You can't find it anywhere
And now it's missing and cannot be found

I can't cut no wood
The excuse for needing the chainsaw was likely to cut some wood

Since way fore winter
But that was a long time ago, since the early winter

I gave it back to you last fair
The singer claims to have already returned the chainsaw to its owner, but apparently they can't find it

Check his garage it's probably there
The singer suggests that the chainsaw is likely in the owner's garage

I sure could use a hundred dollars
The singer requests to borrow some money

I'll gladly pay you back Tuesday
He promises to repay the money on Tuesday

I know that's what I said the last time
However, the person he is requesting the money from may be skeptical because he's made this promise before

You can't believe a word I say
After all his history of borrowing, the person he is speaking to probably doesn't believe he will pay them back

He has no plans to (really???) pay
The singer is actually not intending to pay his friend back