Writer, hank williams (e) let me tell you 'bout a preacher, With a cane and a long tailed coat, (e7) Let me (a) tell you 'bout a preacher, With a cane and a long tailed (e) coat, But he (b7) does all his preachin', With his eyes on the women - (e) folk. Chorus (e) send him back, send him back, where he (e7) was be - (a) fore, He's a (b7) two-faced man, and we don't want him here no (e) more. Well he preached about gamblin', said it's a sin and it's a shame, Yes he preached about gamblin', said it's a sin and it's a shame, But when i met him in a alley, he won my watch and chain. Repeat chorus Well he preached about liquor, said leave the stuff alone, Yes he preached about liquor, said leave the stuff alone, But then i saw a deacon, totin' the preacher home. Repeat chorus Well he preached about wedlock, the finest thing in life, Yes he preached about wedlock, the finest thing in life, But then i saw the preacher, kissin' brother jackson's wife. Repeat chorus