Beer For My Horses

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Well a man come on the 6 o'clock news
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Said somebody's been shot, somebody's been abused
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Somebody blew up a building, somebody stole a car
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Somebody got away, somebody didn't get too far
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Yeah, they didn't get too far
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Grandpappy told my pappy, "Back in my day, son
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A man had to answer for the wicked that he done
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Take all the rope in Texas find a tall oak tree
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Round up all them bad boys, hang 'em high in the street
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For all the people to see that

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Justice is the one thing you should always find
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You gotta saddle up your boys, you gotta draw a hard line
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When the gunsmoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
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We'll all meet back at the local saloon
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We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singin
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Whiskey for my men, Beer for my horses

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We got too many gangsters doin dirty deeds
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We've got too much corruption too much crime in the streets
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It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground

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Send 'em all to their maker and he'll settle 'em down
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You can bet he'll settle 'em down cause
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Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

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