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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