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With a herd of stolen ponies he set out on a roll
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Trailed em over conner pass and on down to jackson hole
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He was doin time in boise when he came up with a plan
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Gonna rob the stage in yellowstone with a one man outlaw band
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He was pushin 65 when he got out of the pen
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Got a real honest job it was good to be home again
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He told his darlin minnie i got one more trick to play
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We go live among the palm trees out in californ i a
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July of 1914 is remembered oh so well
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The grand tour left old faithful bound for the great hotel
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The tourist chatted gaily as they looked out on the land
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Ed was waitin up the road with six gun in his hand
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When the first stage hit the clearin he stepped out from a tree
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Said boys this is a hold up, now listen close to me
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As you look out of the coach you see a blanket on the ground
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Kindly leave your gold and silver there and throw them greenbacks
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Down
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Now all the ladies said how ed was quite cavalier
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As he took the husbands money and the trinkets they held dear
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An old woman started cryin just as scared as she could be
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Ed said madam keep your things you must need em more than me
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He had the drivers pull around to the far side of the park
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And the tourist had a picnic it was gettin on towards dark
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Fifteen coaches in a row he robbed them all that day
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Then he slipped back in the forest and made his getaway
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Now he took her down to denver it wasn all that far
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Champaign caviar bought fancy touring car
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They livin quite the highlife he layed his money down
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Minnie was right there with him til she caught him foolin around
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Now she got madder than a rattlesnake next day she turned him in
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Found his loot out in the barn, he right back in the pen
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Now listen all you rounders there a moral to this song
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If your going to be a robber man, don do your good gal wrong (2x)