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In the saloon gambler Milton, rose from his leather chair to speak And said we need to make changes for the good of Soup Creek He read all the meaningful proposals to the townsfolk out loud And those meaningful proposals were well received by the crowd. A stranger sat in the corner looked like he'd just got outta bed Stood up and disagreed with everything Milton had said He'd totally misunderstood Milton's honourable intention The situation became tense and you could feel the tension. There was an icy deadly silence then over by the far corner Stood saloon girl Jenna looking mean, and cradling a Winchester There was a mad stampede, as folks tried to get out the door The stranger carried on ranting and at gambler Milton he swore. Someone had alerted Sheriff Koplin and he was soon on his way Then entered the saloon approaching the stranger, and had this to say "Soup Creek is a very peaceful town and we aim to keep it that way And if you don't like how we run things then you'd best be on your way" Then from the back door of the saloon, entered four other deputies Dave the Texas ranger, saloon girl Tania and the blacksmith called Rees Undertaker Tom needed business, he was hoping the stranger they'd kill And then headed off with a pick and shovel, to his office at Boot Hill. The stranger was outnumbered and knew he wouldn't win And handed the Sheriff his gun who said "I'm taking you in" The Sheriff at gunpoint walked the stranger over to the jail And told him" I'm locking you up and don't think about bail" Meanwhile Tom up at Boot Hill was sweating digging a grave Then heard someone hollering it was the Texas ranger Dave Tom looked up and Dave told him "you won't be needed today But Sheriff Koplin is generous and you'll still get your days pay" "Gambler Milton is in the saloon later and he's holding a big party" Tom threw his shovel in the grave and said "sounds good to me " They both mounted their horses and then headed back to town And they arrived back in Soup Creek as the sun was going down. Written 16th August 2022
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