Key: D major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
With a fat New Orleans junkie
Charismatic solo lonesome
some say
Verse 2
He was born plain lucky
In his low-cut El El Dorado
Divine command and oil slick hands
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With brash and bold bravado
Verse 3
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Mother Mary said, "Your time has come
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be fought and won"
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For the very love of God and Man
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Jesus crossed the Rio Grande
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Verse 4
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Look at here,
federals
Sat them down and formed their plan
Through a haze of cold Tecates
Verse 5
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Judas said, "Now, Jeez, I know You're prone
to walk on water
If you swim downstream there's
a better chance
That you'll make it across the border,
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yeah"
Verse 6
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Mother Mary said, "Your time has come
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be fought and won"
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For the very love of God and Man
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Jesus crossed the Rio Grande
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
And humid Friday night
But his vision, it was blinded
By the bright El Paso lights
Verse 8
That left him short of freedom's land
But the faithful they're still waiting
For the coming of their man
Verse 9
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Well, Mother Mary said,
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"Your time has come
For the river's wide but
can be fought and won"
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For the very love of God and Man
Outro 1
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