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In the desert where we searched for gold |
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The days're hot the nights're cold |
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Hank and Joe and me walked on |
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So bold and brave and free |
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For days and days we fought the heat |
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I got so thirsty and |
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I got so weak |
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And when I fell 'cause |
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I couldn't go |
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I heard Hank say to |
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JoeHe's dyin'(Dyin' dyin') |
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For waterHear him cryin'(Cryin' cryin') |
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For waterWell lay him down in the dust and sand he said |
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Joe you know he's a dyin' man |
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Leave him there and let him die |
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I can't stand to hear him cry for water |
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I don't remember how long |
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I layBut when |
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I awoke it was the break of day |
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Buzzards circled miles ahead |
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I knew Hank and |
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Joe were dead |
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My eyes were dimmed but |
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I could see |
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A bed of gold nuggets under me |
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Now I know that it won't be long |
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Till they decorate my bones' |
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Cause I'm dyin'(Dyin' dyin') |
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For waterCan't help cryin'(Cryin' cryin') |
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For waterWell they laid me down in the dust and sand he said |
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Joe you know he's a dyin' man |
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Leave him there and let him die |
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I can't stand to hear him cry for water |
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He couldn't stand to hear me cry for water |