Why They Call Him Sundown

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I was offered a ride with Sundown
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 to Mallapunyah Springs.
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Out across the bloodwoods and 
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droughts and things.
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Why they call him Sundown? I 
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didn't know.
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Free ride in a plane and somewhere 
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to go.

[Verse]
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Over some stations I've never seen.
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Big cattle country in between.
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We found the lost city and we 
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flew around.
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but Sundown had business back of 
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the ground.

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Big swirling dust way down below.
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Our destination down we go.
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No tuberculousis but thats the job.
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Here comes Sundown to test the mob.

[Interlude]
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"How ya goin' old mate, how'd you 
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be?"
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"Stir up the coals and we'll have
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 some tea."
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"What's in those camp ovens, 
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come on Jack?"
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"We'll knock this mob over and 
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we'll be back".

[Verse]
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Cattle and saddle and stockman 
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work hard.
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Cornered by hornered to straddle
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 the yard.
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The last bloody steer was a 
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wild as the first.
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"Come on Sundown I'm dying of 
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first".

[Interlude]
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[Verse]
C                         F      
I was offered a ride with Sundown
    G           C
 to Mallapunyah Springs.
C              F           
Out across the bloodwoods and 
   G            C
droughts and thing.
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Why they call him Sundown? 
      Am
Here's the tip.
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It was bloody near dark when we 
           C
found the strip.
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Yeah, Why they call him 
F     Am
Sundown? Now I know.
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Free ride in a plane and somewhere
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 to go.