Full Version of Theme Song
The Ballad of Jed Clampett
as performed by Jerry Scoggins
"Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed,
a poor mountaineer, barely kept his fam'ly fed.
And Then one day he was shootin' at some food,
con'net from the ground come a bubblin' crude,
oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
Well the first thing you know ol' Jed's a millionaire.
The kinfolk said, Jed, move away from there.
They said, Californy is the place you wanna be,
so they loaded up the truck and they moved down Beverly,
Hills that is, swimmin' pools, movie stars.
Ol' Jed bought a mansion, lawdy it was swank,
next-door neighbor was pres'dent of the bank.
But Lotsa folks objected, but the banker found no fault,
'cause ol' Jed's millions was a-layin' in the vault,
cash that is, capital gains, depletion money.
For now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin, and
they would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in.
You're all invited back next week to this locality,
to have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality,
hillbilly that is, set a spell, take your shoes off,
y'all come back now, ya hear?"