The Horse Told Me chords by Bing Crosby
Verse 1
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Gather round, folks,
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and take your places.
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We've got some advice
on how to play the races.
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All the owner told Clarence
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the clocker,
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and the clocker told Jockey McGee.
The jockey, of course,
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passed it on to the horse,
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and the horse told me.
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Now there's a sleeper, they say,
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in the fourth race today.
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Little filly called Rockaway Rose,
are you listening?
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She comes on with a burst,
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and she'll win if she's first.
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But at least she'll be third if she shows.
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Oh, the owner told Clar
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ence the clocker,
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the clocker told Jockey McGee,
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McGee.
The jockey, of course,
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passed it on to the horse,
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and the horse told me.
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Now, if it's muddy or wet,
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you take the size of your bet
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and divide by the weight of the shoes.
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At the age multiplied
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by the length of the stride,
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And providing you win
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you can't lose.
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Oh, the owner told Clarence
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the clocker,
The clocker told Jockey McGee,
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McGee,
The jockey, of course,
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passed it on to the horse,
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And the horse told me,
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I'm a boogie, that's me,
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on the up and up sea,
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You just pick them and
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hand me your dough.
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If I lose, then I grin.
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Oh, but of course, if I win...
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Then I hop on a bus and I blow.
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Hey, where did he go?
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Well now, tomorrow,
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I'll bet just for kicks,
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that's what I get.
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What's gold?
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It's just old yellow lead.
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I can lose with a grin
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If the horse don't come in.
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I'll just blow one more hole in my head
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Oh, the owner told
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Clarence the clocker
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The clocker told Jockey McGee
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The McGee, the jockey of course
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Passed it on to the horse
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And the horse told me
It is the same old story at
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any old track
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Whether Saratoga, Narragansett
Lincoln Fields, Hialeah,
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Belmont Park,
Arlington Park, Hollywood Park,
Hey, don't forget Del Mar,
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the whores told me!
Outro 1
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The Horse Told Me
Bing Crosby
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