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Verse 1


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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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Verse 2


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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 
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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




Chorus




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Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.




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