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Railroad Bill, he ain't so bad,
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killed his mommy, shot a [round] in his dad [/around with?]
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Ride old Railroad Bill.
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Railroad Bill he was comin' down the hill
Lightin' cigars with a ten-dollar bill
Ride old Railroad Bill
Ten policemen, all dressed in black,
coming out of nowhere, walking down the tracks,
and they're looking for Railroad Bill
Early one morning, standing in the rain
'round the curb come a long freight train
Railroad Bill, a-comin' on soon
Killed McMillen by the light of the moon
Kill me a chicken, send me the wing,
They think I'm working, lord, I ain't doin' a thing
Kill me a chicken, send me the hip
Think I'm workin', Lord, I'm laying in [deep]
Got a great long pistol, 'bout as long as your arm,
I'm gonna shoot everybody ever done me harm
Got a .38 special on a .45 frame.
How can I miss when I got dead aim
Gonna drink my whisky, gonna drink it in the wind
the doctor said it'd cure me, but he didn't say when
Going up on the mountain, going out west.
Thirty eight special sticking out of my vest.
Honey honey, think I'm a fool.
Think I would quit you when the weather is cool.
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I been doin some hard travelin'
I thought you knowed
I been doin some hard ramblin'
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way down the road
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I been doin some hard travelin'
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Hard drinkin', Hard gamblin'
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I been doin' some hard travelin' Lord
I been doin some hard rock miningi thought you knowed
I been leaning on a pressure drill
way down the road
Hammer a flyin, air hose a suckin'
six feet of mud I sure been a muckin
I been doin some hard travelin lord
I been layin in a hard rock jail
Ithought you knowed
I been a-layin out 90 days
way down the road
mean ol judge said to me
"Its 90 days for vagrancy"
I been doin some hard travelin lord
I been ridin them fast passenger
I thought you knowed
I been hittin them flat wheelers
way down the road
I been ridin the blind passengers,
dead ender, kickin up cinders
and Ive been doin some hard travelin lord
I been doin some hard harvesting
Ithought you knowed
N. Dakota to Kansas City
way down the road
Cuttin that wheat & stackin that hay
Tryin to make bout a dollar a day
I been doin some hard travellin lord
I been walkin that Lincoln Highway
I thought you knowed
I been hittin that sixty six
way down the road
Heavey load and a worried mind
lookin for a woman thats hard to find
I been doin some hard travelin lord
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