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(Willie Nelson) |
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Jim, Jim |
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I wore a tie today |
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The first one that I ever wore |
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You'd have said that I look like a dummy at the dry goods store |
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(Johnny Cash) |
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Ooh, Jim, Jim |
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The preacher said a lot of things |
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But I didn't hear a word he said |
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My mind kept wanderin' back down the trail |
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Back to the good times we had |
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(Cash, lead and Nelson, harmony) |
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Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain |
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Pannin' for gold on the cuff |
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We did everything in the books, I guess |
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And a lot that they never thought of |
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Ooh, Jim, Jim |
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So you're ridin' on ahead |
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Well, if that's how it's goin' to be |
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When you reach those streets paved with gold |
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Jim, stake a claim out for me |
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(Cash, spoken) |
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We did everything we could do for you, Jim |
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But, your fever just wouldn't go down. |
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(Nelson, spoken) |
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So we put you in the wagon, Jim |
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And this mornin' we got you back to town. |
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(Cash, spoken) |
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But, when we got here you were gone, Jim |
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And there wasn't anything anybody could do. |
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(Nelson, spoken) |
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They dressed you up in a fancy suit and a neck-tie |
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So, today, we wore one too. |
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(Cash, lead and Nelson, harmony) |
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Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain |
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Panin' for gold on the cuff |
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We did everything in the books, I guess |
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And a lot that they never thought of |
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Ooh, Jim, Jim |
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So you're ridin' on ahead |
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Well, if that's how it's goin' to be |
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When you reach those streets paved with gold |
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Jim, stake a claim out for me |
