Key: E minor
Verse 1
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It was down in
old Joe's bar room
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On a corner by the square
The drinks were served as usual
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And a goodly crowd was there
On my left stood Joe McKinney,
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his eyes bloodshot and red
He gazed at the crowd around him,
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and these are the words he said
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As I passed by the old infirmary,
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I saw my sweetheart there
All stretched out on a table,
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so pale, so cold, so fair
Sixteen coal black horses
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ber -tired hack
Carried seven girls to the graveyard
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And only six of them coming back
When I die, just bury me
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In a box back coat and hat,
put a twenty dollar gold piece
on my watch chain,
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to let the Lord know just where I'm at.
Six crapshooters as pallbearers,
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let a chorus girl sing me a song, with a jazz
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as we go along
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I'll take another shot of booze
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Then I've got those
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gambler's blues
And if anybody happens to ask you
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Then I've got those
You
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