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I left my gal sad and lonely, left her standing in the rain |
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I went down to the railroad, I caught myself a midnight train |
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I beat my way into Texas, landed in a gambling town |
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I got myself into trouble, I shot the county sheriff down |
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Oh Lord, I shot the county sheriff down |
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They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain |
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They took me to El Paso, they tied me with a ball and chain |
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These prisonbars all around me, no-one to call my bail |
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My heart's sad and so lonely, I want to get out of this jail |
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Oh Lord, I want to get out of this jail |
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The jury read the verdict, murder in the first degree |
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The judge said, take this prisoner to the penitentiary |
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They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain |
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I'd left my home forever and I'll never see my gal again |
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Oh Lord, I'll never see my gal again |
