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One night while I was out a ridin
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The grave yard shift, midnight til dawn
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The moon was bright as a readin light
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For a letter from an old friend back home
And he asked me
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Why do you ride for your money
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Tell me why do you rope for short pay
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You ain t a gettin nowhere
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And you re losin your share
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Boy, you must have gone crazy out there
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He said last night I ran into Jenny
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She s married and has a good life
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And boy you sure missed the track
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When you never come back
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She s the perfect professional s wife
And she asked me
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Why does he ride for his money
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And tell me why does he rope for short pay
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He ain t a gettin nowhere
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And he s losin his share
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Boy he must ve gone crazy out there
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Ah but they ve never seen the Northern Lights
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They ve never seen a hawk on the wing
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They ve never spent spring on the Great Divide
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And they ve never heard ole camp cookie sing
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Well I read up the last of my letter
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And I tore off the stamp for black Jim
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And when Billy rode up to relieve me
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He just looked at my letter and grinned
He said now
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Why do they ride for their money
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Tell me why do they ride for short pay
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They ain t a gettin nowhere
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And they re losin their share
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Boy, they must ve gone crazy out there
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Son, they all must be crazy out there
