The Horse Told Me chords by The King Cole Trio

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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big handicapped,
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there's a positive snap.
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Go bet on a horse called the Sheik.
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He'll walk off with the crown
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if he doesn't fall down.
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And my boy, that's what
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happened last week.
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Oh, the owner told Clarence the clocker,
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the clocker told Jockey McGee,
the jockey of course passed
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it on to the horse
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and the horse told me.
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Tell the age of the beast by his teeth
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and at least his teeth in the
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paddock looked great.
But this toothy old wretch
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had to sneeze in the stretch
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and he won by a lost upper plate.
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Oh, the owner told Clarice the clocker,
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the clocker  told Jockey McGee.
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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 once bet on a speed,
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a phenomenal speed.
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Boy, she was as fast as our mail
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But the judges, cried,
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this one      disqualified
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There's a jet engine under her tail
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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 jockey, of course, passed it       on
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To  the horse and the horse told him
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tomorrow
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I'll bet just for kicks that I'll get
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what's gold is 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 a  big 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 Jackie McGee
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The jockey, of course,
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passed it       on to the horse,
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and the horse told Lou.
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I had put down a deuce
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on a tip that got loose,
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this horse in the paddock looked stunning.
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I  had overheard talk he
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could    win in a walk,
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and he could,
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but the others were running.
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Oh, the owner told Clarice the   clocker,
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the clocker told Jockey McGee.
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The jockey, of course,
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passed it on to the horse,
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and the horse told me.
That's what he said.