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[Verse 1]
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Now a Ramblin' Jack Elliot said:
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I got these lines in my face
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Tryin' to straighten out the wrinkles in my life
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When I think of all the fools I've been
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It's a wonder that I've sailed this many miles

[Verse 2]
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To which Larry Mahan replied:
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He said, "The sweet bird of youth
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Was sittin' on my shoulder yesterday
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But she's always changin' partners
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And I always knew she'd up and fly away"


[Chorus]
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Stayin' up all night
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In the Driskill Hotel
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Ramblin' Jack and Mahan
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Was cowboyed all to hell
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The room smelled like bulls
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The words sound like songs
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Now there's a pair to draw to boys
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I would not steer you wrong

[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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So ol' Ramblin' Jack said,
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He said, "I recall a time
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I set my soul on fire just for show
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All it ever taught me was
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The more I learn the less I seem to know"

[Verse 4]
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Ol' Mahan crawled out from behind a couch and said,
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"Jack, as far as I can see
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Mistakes are only horses in disguise
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There ain't no need to ride 'em over
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'Cause we could not ride them different if we tried"

[Chorus]
D
Stayin' up all night
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In the Driskill Hotel
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Ramblin' Jack and Mahan
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Was cowboyed all to hell
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The room smelled like bulls
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The words sound like songs
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Now there's a pair to draw to boys
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I would not steer you wrong
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Stayin' up all night
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In the Driskill Hotel
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Ramblin' Jack and Mahan
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Was cowboyed all to hell
    D
The room smelled like bulls
    D
The words sound like songs
    E
Now there's a pair to draw to boys
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I would not steer you wrong