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Old Silver died last Saturday ev enin'
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Or was it more like 10 years ag o
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She nailed 2 dozen roses to the top of his coffin
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And buried 'em deep where they never would gr ow
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Lord, she buried 'em deep where they never would gr ow

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Now the Irish are funny, they'll cry when they have to
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And the lady she moaned such a mournful sound
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Me and the Mexican just finished our bottle
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And re membered the days when Old Silver was a round
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Yeah, re membered the days when Old Silver was a round

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'Cause Old Silver took the best of it with him
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The lovers and the dealers and the dreamers of dreams
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Old Silver took the love of a lady
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Who never got over Old Silver and me
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Lord, she never got over Old Silver and me

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Old Silver had the magic and he carried the money
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With the grace of a gambler and he lost it with ease
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He knew his lines better, than a good carny barker
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Worse the best damn boots that you ever have seen
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He had the best snake-skin boots that you ever have seen

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Now the lady she loved him and she never asked que stions
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Though she laid awake wonderin' on many a night
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She swore she was leaving most every morning
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But she always would kiss him when he turned out the light
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She was always right there when he turned out the light

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'Cause Old Silver took the best of it with him
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The lovers and the dealers and the dreamers of dreams
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Old Silver took the love of a lady
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Who never got over Old Silver and me
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Lord, she never got over Old Silver and me
 

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Now there's always a sidekick to every B- western
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Who's always in love with the lady who leaves
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But she can't stand the memory so I really don't blame her
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For taking the very first Greyhound she'd seen
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God I hate her for takin' the first Greyhound she'd seen

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'Cause Old Silver took the best of it with him
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The lovers and the dealers and the dreamers of dreams
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Old Silver took the love of a lady
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Who never got over Old Silver and me
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Lord, she never got over Old Silver and me

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Old Silver died last Saturday ev enin'
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Or was it more like 10 years ag o