Night Riders Lament

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One night while I was out ridin' 
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The graveyard shift, midnight 'til 
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dawn
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The moon was bright as a readin' 
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light For a letter from an old 
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friend back home.
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And he asked me Why do you ride 
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for your money Tell me why do you
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 rope for short pay
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You ain't gettin' nowhere and 
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you're losin' your share
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Boy, you must have gone crazy out 
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there.
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He said last night I run onto 
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Jenny She's married and she has a 
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good life.
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Boy, you sure missed the track 
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when you never came back
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She's the perfect professional's 
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wife.
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And she asked me why does he ride 
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for his money And tell me why does
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 he rope for short pay
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He ain't gettin' nowhere and he's 
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losin' his share
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Boy, he must've gone crazy out 
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there.
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Ah, but they've never seen the 
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Northen Lights, they've never 
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seen a hawk on the wing
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They never spent spring on the 
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Great Divide,
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And they've never heard ole' camp 
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cookie sing.
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Well, I read up the last of my 
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letter, And I tore off the stamp 
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for black Jim.
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And when Billy rode up to relieve 
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me,      He just looked at my 
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letter and grinned.
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He said now why do they ride for 
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their money, Tell me why do they 
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ride for short pay
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They ain't gettin' nowhere and 
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they're losin' their share
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Boy, they must've gone crazy out 
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there
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Son, they all must be crazy out 
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there.