Night Riders Lament

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While I was out a-ridin'
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The graveyard shift midnight till dawn
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The moon was as bright as a reading light
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For a letter from an old friend back home

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He asked me
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Why do you ride for your money?
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Why do you rope for short pay?
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You ain't gettin' nowhere
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And you're losin' your share
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Oh, you must've gone crazy out there

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He said last night I ran into Jenny
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They married and have a good life
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Oh, you sure missed the track when you never came back
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She made the perfect professional's wife

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And she asked me
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Why does he ride for his money?
C            D              G
Why does he rope for short pay?
          C           D
You ain't gettin' nowhere
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And you?re losin' your share
        D                      G
Oh, you must've gone crazy out there

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They've never seen the northern lights
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Never seen a hawk on the wing
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Never seen the spring hit the Great Divide
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And they ain't ever heard old Camp Cookie sing

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Now, I read up the last of my letter
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And tore of the stamp for Black Jim
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Little Dougie rode up to relieve me
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He just looked at my letter and grinned

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He asked me
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Why do they ride for their money?
C           D                G
Why do they rope for short pay?
           C           D
They ain't gettin' nowhere
            G             C    C/B   Am
And they?re losin' their share
          D                      G
Oh, they must've gone crazy out there

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They've never seen the northern lights
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Never seen a hawk on the wing
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Never seen the spring hit the Great Divide
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And they ain't ever heard old Camp Cookie sing