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Notches and Dust

Mickey Mc Crew and Buckaroo Two cowboys of rowdy a draw Rode up the town and tide them both down the horses next to the door Dispute the cards saloon ajared poker of clubs a straight ace A cheat on the board Royal flush a fraud a shoot out for all these old mates Roll out to street the mud to a meet the ladies run for dear life These men akin a gouge and spin mash up one another's poor face Men apart and guns a dart the fear the eye and the watch A tick a tock the new town's peoples clock and bullets fly in to the crotch Poor men is them the undertaker send a tape up for six by two feet The crowd pour out and scream and shout the sherriffs gone for you when Carriage away the morgue one did say and bury beyond the bray hill Down in the dust a hand lay out thrust 5 aces where one had just lay

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Date: 7/2/2011 1:50:00 PM
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Date: 7/2/2011 1:49:00 PM
Oh my god ! My tongue got twisted while reading this marvellous write......each and every lines has a thematic tone... crew, buckaroo, two...i had to repeat them thrice for my tongue had trouble.....lolol. i liked this one too
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