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CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
"THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS" By STEVE GOODMAN VERSE # 1: Riding on the City of New Orleans, Illinois Central Monday morning rail. Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders, Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail. All along the southbound odyssey, The train pulls out at Kankakee. Rolls along past houses, farms and fields. Passin' trains that have no names, Freight yards full of old black men And the graveyards of the rusted automobiles. CHORUS: Good morning America, how are you? Don't you ...
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SIXTEENTH AVENUE
"SIXTEENTH AVENUE" By: TOM SCHUYLER From the corners of the country, From the cities and the farms, With years and years of living Tucked uyp underneath their arms, They walk away from everything Just to see a dream come true. God bless the boys Who make the noise On Sixteenth Avenue. With a million dollar spirit And an old flat top guitar, The drive to town with all they own In a hundred dollar car, 'Cause one time, someone told them Of a freind of a friend they knew Who owns, you know A ...
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TAMMY
"TAMMY" Composed By: RAY EVANS and JAY LIVINGSTON I hear the cottonwoods whispering above Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's my love! The ol' hootie owl hootie-hoot's to the dove, Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's my love! Does my Darling feel what I feel When she comes near? My heart beats so joyfully. You'd think that she could hear! Wish I knew If she knew What I'm dreaming of! Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's my love! Whippoorwill, Whippoorwill, You and I know. Tammy! Tammy! I can't let her go! The breeze from the bayou ...
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THE REBEL
"THE REBEL" As Recorded By: JOHNNY CASH CHORUS: Johnny Yuma was a Rebel. He roamed through the West. Johnny Yuma, the Rebel, He wandered alone. VERSE # 1: He got fightin' mad, This Rebel lad. He packed no star As he wandered far Where the only law Was a hook and a draw, The Rebel, Johnny Yuma. VERSE # 2: He searched the land, This restless lad. He was panther quick And leather tough, 'Cause he figured that He'd been pushed enough, The Rebel, Johnny Yuma. VERSE # 3: He was fightin' mad, This ...
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DUDE'S LAMENT
"DUDE'S LAMENT" Words and Music by: JOHN ROBERT "SAIGON" MALLERNEE 26 December 1995 Saint Anthony, Idaho Verse #1: I'm not a genuine cowboy 'Cause I'm just a little too fat! But when I strum my guitar And sing my songs, I wear my cowboy hat! I never learned to ride a horse, 'Cause the horse was smarter than me, And all I know of cowboy life Is what they show on TV! Bridge: In this great land There is a place Where folks wear Western clothes. They know how to ride And they know how to rope ...
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