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Cowboy Junkies
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(Michael Timmins)
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Black eyed man he took the blame
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for the poisoning of the well
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They found this shoes by the pulley
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They found his fingerprints all over the pail
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Black eyed man I'm warning you
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the people around here
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will not be fooled by a simple line or two
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Yes your honour I do solemnly swear
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that I saw him late last night,
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dancing barefoot, bathed in light
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and reaching for every star in sight
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Yes I did go to him,
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but completely against my will
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and yes he did things to me
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things of which I dream of still
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Black eyed man I'm warning you
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what I say is what you'll do
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to hell with love and truth
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I always meant to say I'm sorry
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for all the things I said and did
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'Sorry,' I feel better now, do you?
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But you promised me the sky
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and fell short a star or two
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What else did you expect me to do?
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Black eyed man he took the blame
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for the poisoning of the well
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They found his shoes by the pulley
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They found his fingerprints all over the pail
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With a noose around his neck,
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cicadas trilling everywhere,
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he says to the people gathered round him,
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'it ain't the water that's not right around here'
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Black eyed man I'm thirsty dear
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be a love and bring some water here
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drawn fresh from the well
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