Cattle I Will Hang

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[Verse 1]
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Mr. Murphy gathered us around
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Put us in the dying field
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He said, "Men, it's been a bad year 
around here"
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He said we should play a little game
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To alleviate this pain
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So he grabbed my pop by the neck
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I guess my pop played his game


[Spoken]
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See y'all, me myself, I was just 
watchin' the men scuffle their boots
 on the ground
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And lookin' dog-faced, not lookin' 
one-another in the eye.
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An' see, me myself, I was ducked 
down behind this dirt pile and
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Not understandin' this game that was
 goin' on
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until Mr. Murphy, until he caught my
 eye


[Chorus]
    Dm                          
And if you see my ma today, down 
C                             Dm
upon you, I'll bring my pain again
                        C
All your cattle, I will hang
    Dm                          
And if you see my ma today, down 
 C                            Dm
upon you, I'll bring my pain again
                C                  
All your crops, they'll go, they'll
     Am  Bb
 go away


[Verse 2]
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So I ran seven miles out to Murphy's
 farm
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I threw a rock at the window
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And Isabella Murphy, she sauntered 
down the stairs
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She grabbed my wrists, she said 
"Let's go"
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And then she pulled me out to the 
dying field
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Pushed me down and straddled me 
there
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Then I cupped my hands between her 
crotch
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Caught the water from her hair


[Spoken]
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And with my hands cupped, holdin' 
Isabella's water, I shoved her out 
of the way
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And I ran seven miles back into my 
hometown. I came to the town well,
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Held my hands, cupped with 
Isabella's water high, opened 'em 
up,
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And now this town, it knows the 
Murphy's hell


[Chorus]
    Dm                          
And if you see my ma today, down 
 C                            Dm
upon you, I'll bring my pain again
                        C
All your cattle, I will hang
    Dm                          
And if you see my ma today, down 
 C                            Dm
upon you, I'll bring my pain again
                        C          
Oh, your daughter, she will, she'll
          Am  Bb
 learn my name
    Dm             C
And I'll hang your cattle
    Dm              C
And I'll bleed your pork
    Dm              C
And I'll shave your chickens
    Dm                C
And I'll piss on your porch

N.C.
Yeah we don't
Dm
Drink the pain
N.C.
Yeah we don't
C
Drink the pain
N.C.
Yeah, we don't
Dm
Drunk the pain
N.C.
Yeah we don't
C
Drown the pain
N.C.
Yeah we don't
Dm
Drink the pain
N.C.
Yeah we don't
C
Drink the pain
N.C.
Yeah, we don't
Dm
Drunk the pain
N.C.
Yeah we don't
C
Drown the pain


[Chorus]
    Dm                          
But if you see my ma today, down 
 C                            Dm
upon you, I'll bring my pain again
                        C
All your cattle, I will hang
    Dm                          
And if you see my ma today, down 
 C                            Dm
upon you, I'll bring my pain again
                        C    
All your children, they will, 
              Dm   C
they'll come away

C
Yeah we don't
Dm
Drink the pain
Dm
Yeah we don't
C
Drink the pain
C
Yeah, we don't
Dm
Drunk the pain
Dm
Yeah we don't
C
Drown the pain
C
Yeah we don't
Dm
Drink the pain
Dm
Yeah we don't
C
Drank the pain
C
Yeah, we don't
Dm
Drunk the pain
Dm
Yeah we don't
C                   Fm
Drown, we drown the pain