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As I walked out in the streets of |
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LaredoAs I walked out in |
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Laredo one day |
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I spied a young cowboy wrapped all in white linen |
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Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay |
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Oh, beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly |
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Sing the dead march as you carry me along |
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Take me to the valley then lay the sod o'er me |
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I'm a young cowboy and |
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I know I've done wrong |
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I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy |
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These words he did say as |
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I boldly walked by |
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Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story |
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Got shot in the breast and |
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I know I must die |
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Go fetch me some water a cool cup of water |
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To cool my hot lips then the poor cowboy said |
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Before I return his spirit had left him |
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Had gone to his |
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Maker the cowboy was dead |
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Oh, beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly |
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Sing the dead march as you carry me along |
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Take me to the valley then lay the sod o'er me |
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I'm a young cowboy and |
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I know I've done wrong |
