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Now the high sheriff of hazard is a hard working man |
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To be a fine sheriff is his only plan |
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With his hands in our pockets he takes what he can |
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For he's the high sheriff of hazard |
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He went through my pockets, and searched them with care |
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But nary a nickel or penny was there |
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So I got thirty days and some bumps in my hair |
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God bless the high sheriff of hazard |
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He caught me one evening and here's what he said |
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"You look like a Russian, you look like a Red |
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And if you are fond of your skin and your head |
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Beware the high sheriff of hazard" |
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I thanked him politely, I thanked him for all |
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And five minutes later I made a phone call |
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To call a strike meeting at our union hall |
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And damn the high sheriff of hazard |
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Now, men there are many who sweat out their lives |
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To scratch out a living for children and wives |
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They sweat for their pennies while the mine owner thrives |
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With the blessing of the high sheriff of hazard |
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And when union men strike and the troubles come on |
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The high sheriff's word is the mine owner's bond |
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He's a mine owner, too, you know which side he's on |
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He's the wealthy high sheriff of hazard |
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Well, it seems to be so since this world first began |
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That some men are willing to scheme and to plan |
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To gouge out a fortune from the poor working man |
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For example, the high sheriff of hazard |
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But the answer is simple, the answer is clear |
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We'll all get together with nothing to fear |
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And throw the old bastard right out on his ear |
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Farewell to the high sheriff of hazard |
