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He rode through the fields 
So handsome and strong 
His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun 
But all he [bad word] for was having some fun 

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He brought disaster wherever he went 
The hearts of the girls was to [bad word] broken sent 
They all ran away so nobody would know 
And left only men 'cause of cotton-eye joe 

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I'd been married long time ago 
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I'd been married long time ago 
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