Intro: A D A E A D E A
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One stormy day, me and my buddy
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started on our roundup ride,
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the wind and dust blew hard around us,
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my buddy strayed far from my side.
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We were buddies in the saddle,
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we were buddies in our home,
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we were buddies herdin' cattle,
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we were buddies everywhere we roamed.
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I'll ne'er forget the day I found him,
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he was so weak he could not speak.
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I'll ne'er forget the smile he gave me,
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then the poor boy fell asleep.
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I took him up in my saddle,
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and carried him across the plain.
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My mother nursed him every moment
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to try to make him well again.
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I've never had a pal so near me,
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he took the blame for everything.
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I'd die for him just any moment,
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and for me he'd do the same.
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But now my buddy's gone and left me,
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and it's so hard to struggle on.
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So hard to b'lieve that he has left me,
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I can't realize that he has gone.