Mean Eyed Cat

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[First Part]

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I gave my woman half my money at the
 general store
I said, "Now, buy a little groceries
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 and don't spend no more"
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Then, she paid ten dollars for a ten
 cent hat
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And got some store-bought cat food 
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for our mean-eyed cat
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When I give her ten more dollars for
 a one-way ticket
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She was mad as she could be
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Then I bet ten more that if she ever
 left
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She'd come a-crawling back to me

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[Second Part]

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When I woke up this morning and I 
turned my head
There wasn't a cotton-picking thing 
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on her side of the bed
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I found a little old note where her 
head belonged
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It said, "Dear John, honey baby, 
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I'm long gone"
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When I heard a whistle blowing and 
the big wheels a-turning
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I was scared as I could be
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I put on my overalls and I headed 
for town
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I'm gonna bring her back with me

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[Third Part]

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I asked the man down at the station 
if he had seen her there
I told him all about her pretty eyes
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 and long blonde hair
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He spit his tobacco, said, "I'll be 
dad-blamed
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I believe I did see her leaving on 
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a eastbound train"
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I bought a round trip ticket on the 
eastbound train
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I was broke as I could be
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But when I come back, I gotta buy 
another ticket
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Gonna bring her back with me