Tom Russell - Chickasaw county jail
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GHowdy boys, my Cname is GCharlie
Born in Chickasaw DCounty GJail
My father, Albert, Che was the Gsheriff
He shot horse thieves, Ddeer and Gquail C
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I came Gwest to Ammake my Gfortune
I Cain't gonna Gwork in your A7factoDry C
I married me an DL.A. Gangel
While I was pumping DgasoGline
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She was smart and Cshe was Gpretty
She may have been too Dsmart for Gme
She graduated Cwith high Ghonours
In her class down at DUSGC C
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And she Gwrote poeAmtry and Gpainted C
She imGpressed this loud A7farm Dboy C
Her father, George, he Downed the Gdrugstore
Her name it was MarDgery MalGloy
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George Malloy was a Cpioneer Gboy
And he was Irish Dto the Gbone
He smoked a pipe and he Ctook me Gfishing
Taught me the words to 'DCasey GJones' C
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I sold his Gdaughter on Amdreams of Gglory
CCocktail Gparties and A7high-toned Dcars C
In the war I Dworked in Gmovies
Handing Oscars Dto the Gstars
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I built homes and Dbaseball Adiamonds
We had two daughters, we Ehad two Aboys
A swimming pool and Dfour raceAhorses
And I loved MarEgery MalAloy D
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I also Aloved the Bmgaming Atables D
Poker, Acraps, it's the B7same to Eme D
Investing other Epeople's Amoney
Indicted on grand ElarceAny
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So here I sit, I'm Dback in Ajail, boys
Because I would not Ecop a Aplea
Friends and relaDtives they Avanished
But she never Eturned on Ame D
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I had Apockets Bmfull of Asilver D
I spread aAround my B7wealth and Ejoy D
I had it all, then EI had Anothing
I finally lost MarEgery MalAloy
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Hey, but I dealt cards to DHopalong ACassidy
I played football and EI ran Atrack
Forty-eight six in the Dquarter Amile, boys
Old Charlie Russell, he Edon't look Aback D
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I could Arun and BmI could Afight, boys D
I knocked Aout a B7peeping-Etom D
I drank with stars and Ebaseball Aheroes
I ended up in an Eolder folks Ahome
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AHowdy boys, my Dname is ACharlie