In the desert where we searched for gold the days're hot the nights're cold
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Hank and Joe and me walked on so bold and brave and free
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For days and days we fought the heat I got so thirsty and I got so weak
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And when I fell cause I couldn't go I heard Hank say to Joe
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He's dyin' (dyin' dyin') for water hear him cryin' (cryin' cryin') for water
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Well lay him down in the dust and sand he said Joe you know he's a dyin' man
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Leave him there and let him die I can't stand to hear him cry for water
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I don't remember how long I lay but when I awoke it was the break of day
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Buzzards circled miles ahead I knew Hank and Joe were dead
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My eyes were dimmed but I could see a bed of gold nuggets under me
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Now I know that it won't be long till they decorate my bones
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Cause I'm dyin' (dyin' dyin') for water can't help cryin' (cryin' cryin') for water
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Well they laid me down in the dust and sand he said Joe you know he's a dyin' man
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Leave him there and let him die I can't stand to hear him cry for water
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He couldn't stand to hear me cry for water
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Hank And Joe And Me
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| Johnny Cash |
