iga " ▁with ▁just ▁his ▁guitar , ▁likely ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁is ▁also ▁available . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁recording , ▁Williams ▁fl ubs ▁a ▁ch ord ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁mut ter ing ▁" sh it " ▁before ▁starting ▁the ▁song ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁" K aw - L iga " ▁was ▁referenced ▁by ▁T racy ▁Lawrence ’ s ▁single ▁" Time ▁March es ▁On ", ▁featuring ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁" H ank ▁Williams ▁s ings ▁' K aw - L iga ' ▁and ▁' D ear ▁John ' ▁and ▁time ▁march es ▁on ." ▁" Time ▁March es ▁On " ▁held ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁spot ▁on ▁Billboard ’ s ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Songs ▁chart ▁for ▁three ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Other ▁versions ▁Champ ▁Butler ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁song , ▁pred ating ▁Williams ' ▁release . ▁Mart y ▁Rob b ins ▁included ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁opening ▁track ▁of ▁his ▁self - t itled ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁LP . ▁Johnny ▁and ▁the ▁H urr ican es ▁released ▁an ▁instrument al ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁hill b illy ▁comedy ▁du o ▁H omer ▁and ▁J eth ro ▁included ▁a ▁par ody ▁entitled ▁" Po or ▁Ol ’ ▁K oo - lig er " ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁album ▁The ▁Hum orous ▁Side ▁of ▁Country ▁Music . ▁ ▁This ▁album ▁also ▁included ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁" Your ▁Che