Highwaymen - American
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AmI am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto Fline
The Cdesert is my brother, my skin is cracked and Gdry
I was Amriding on a folk coach and everything was Ffine
'Til we Ctook a shorter road to save some Gtime
The Fbandits only fired once, they Cshot me in the chest
CThey may have wounded me but they'll never get the Gbest
Of better Ammen cause I'll ride Cagain
I am a river gambler, I make a livin' dealin' cards
My clothes are smooth and honest, my heart is cold and hard
I was shufflin' for some delta boys on a boat for New Orleans
I was the greatest shark they'd ever seen
But the Captain bumped a sandbar, and an ace fell from my sleeve
They threw me overboard as I swore I didn't cheat
But I could swim and I'll ride again.
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We are Cheroes of the homeland, American reGmains
We Flive in many faces and Amanswer many names
We Cwill not be forgotten, we won't be left beGhind
Our Fmemories live on in mortal Gminds
And poets Ampens we'll ride aCgain
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I am a mid-west farmer, I make a livin' off the land
I ride a John Deere tractor, I'm a liberated man
But the rain it hasn't fallen, since the middle of July
And if it don't come soon my crops will die
The bank man says he likes me, but there's nothin' he can do
He tells me that he's comin' but the clouds are comin' too
He ain't my friend and I'll ride again
I am an American Indian, my tribe is Cherokee
My forefathers loved this land they left it here for me
But the white man came with boats and trains and dirty factories
And poisoned my existence with his deeds
Nature is our mother, we are sucklings at her breast
And he who trys to beat her down will lose her to the rest
They'll never win I'll ride again
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