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The Ballad Of Robert Moore And Betty Coltrane
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There was a thick set man with frog eyes
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Who was standing by the door
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And a little bald man with wing-nut ears
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Was waiting in the car
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Well Robert Moore passed the frog-eyed man
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As he walked into the bar,
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And Betty Coltrane she jumped under her table.
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"What's your pleasure?" asked the barman
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He had a face like boiled meat
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"There's a girl called Betty Coltrane
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That I have come to see"
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"But I ain't seen that girl 'round here
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For more than a week"
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And Betty Coltrane she hid beneath the table.
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Well, then in came a sailior with
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Mermaids tattooed on his arms,
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Followed by the man with the wing-nut ears
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Who was waitin' in the car
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Well, Robert Moore sensed trouble,
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He'd seen it comin' from afar
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And Betty Coltrain she gasped beneath the table.
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Well, the sailor said "I'm looking for my wife,
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They call her Betty Coltrain! "
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The frog-eyed man said "That can't be;
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That's my wife's maiden name. "
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And the man with the wing-nut ears said,
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"Hey, I married her back in Spain!"
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And Betty Coltrain crossed herself beneath the table.
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Well, Robert Moore stepped up and said
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"That woman is my wife."
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And he drew a silver pistol
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And a wicked bowie knife;
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And he shot the man with the wing-nut ears
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Straight between the eyes
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And Betty Coltrain, she moaned under the table.
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The frog-eyed man jumped at Robert Moore,
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Who stabbed him in the chest
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And as Mister Frog-eyes died he said
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"Betty, your the girl that I loved best!"
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The sailor pulled a razor,
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Robert blasted it to bits
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"And Betty, I know you're under the table."
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"Well have no fear," said Robert Moore,
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"I do not want to hurt you!"
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"Never a woman did'na love me
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Half as much as you.
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You are the blessed' sun, girl
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And you are the sacred moon. "
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And Betty shot his legs out from under the table!
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Well, Robert Moore went down heavy
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With a crash upon the floor
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And over to his trashin' body
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Betty Coltrain she did crawl.
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She put the gun to the back of head
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And pulled the trigger once more
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And blew his brains out all over the table!
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Well Betty stood up and shook her head
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And waved the smoke away.
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Said, "I'm sorry Mr Barman
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To leave your place this way. "
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As she emptied out their wallets she said,
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"I'll collect my severence pay."
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And then she winked and threw a dollar on the table.
The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Col...
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