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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