Cash On The Barrelhead chords by The Cox Family

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Verse 1
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Got in a little trouble at
the county seat
Thought they put me in the jailhouse
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for loafing on the street
When the judge heard the verdict,
I was a guilty man
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He said 45 or 30 days in the can
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That'll be cash on the barrelhead, son
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You can take your charge,
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you're twenty -one
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No money down, no credit plan
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No time to chase you,
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cause I'm a busy man
Found a telephone number on a laundry slip
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I had a good hardy jailer
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with a six -gun hip
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He let me call on distance,
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said number please
And no sooner than I told her,
she shouted at me
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That'll be cash on the barrel head, son
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Not part in cash, but the entire sum
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No money down, no credit plan
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Cause a little bird tells me
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you're a traveling man
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30 days in the jailhouse,
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4 days on the road
I was feelin' mighty hungry,
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my feet a heavy
Saw a greyhound coming,
stuck up my thumb
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Just as I was being seated,
the driver called my arm
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I'll pay cash on a valid sum
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This old grey dog gets paid to run
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When the engine starts,
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Lord, the wheels won't roll
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Give me cash on the barrel,
it'll take you down the road
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