Well, the first time I met Mary Lou I never entertained the thought Of ever leavin' Cleveland Ah, but then I kissed her ruby reds And she whispered in my ear That her daddy really cleaned up down in Houston Then she said, "Why not come home with me?" My nose for opportunity Just smelled the possibility of bucks I saw Houston there at my disposal So I accepted her proposal And wished my friends in Cleveland lots of luck But I never dreamed as we were drivin' Tomorrow I would be arrivin' To find her daddy owned a fleet of Garbage trucks (Now the flies of Texas are upon you) Yeah, that is what she said, I'm really cleaning up (Now the flies of Texas are upon you) Oh, this garbage ain't my bag, I think I've had enough Now I'm on top of the heap But as I look around, I realize This ain't the kind of heap I was expecting 'Cause I can see di-stink-ly Mary Lou has found somebody new And I've become what I'm collecting Yeah, and if I'd known that night she jumped me That she was only gonna dump me I'd have never have become a company man And the next time some girl says to me "My daddy's big in Tennessee" I'll assume she means that he's just fat (Now the flies of Texas are upon you) Yeah, that is what she said, I'm really cleaning up (Now the flies of Texas are upon you) Oh, this garbage ain't my bag, I think I've had enough Yeah, I guess you could say I'm filthy rich If you like half-eaten baloney sandwiches Little balls of tissue paper Sometimes I feel like a chickpea in a big salad (Now the flies of Texas are upon you) Heck, I don't even have to bring my lunch to work I can find it, it's all over me Look at this, what is this? Looks like part of a omelet Ooh, look over there now, there's some (Now the flies of Texas are upon you) Ooh, what is this? A peanut butter, olive, tomato and spaghetti sandwich Ooh, somebody read my mind, that's my favorite Yeah, I thought I was the only one who liked those (Now the flies of Texas are upon you) Yum, yum