Well I been a-ridin' shotgun on the Houston-Dallas stage

I got me a sawed-off hogleg, twenty is the number guage

I'd shoot anybody that would try to stop this ride

A lot of outlaws tried it, a lot of outlaws died



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I was sheriff down in Austin a long, long time ago

A hangin' judge was a-my best friend and he never let a poor soul go

I left that town for a better job a-ridin' on this stage

Shootin' outlaws with this gun is how I won my fame



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You can ask anybody north of the Rio Grande

If they don't want no trouble, don't truck with the shotgun man

'Cause I got an itchy finger and I got an eagle's eye

I can spot a desperado with trail dust in my eyes



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Well I been a-ridin' shotgun on the Houston-Dallas stage

I got me a sawed-off hogleg, twenty is the number guage

I'd shoot anybody that would try to stop this ride

A lot of outlaws tried it, a lot of outlaws died



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