If I was a gambling man
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Never would'a let you play your hand
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With a broken down cowboy like me
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'Cause you never can trust your luck
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He's bad news in a pickup truck
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That broken down cowboy like me
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He's played every card he's got
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Had a good hand but he messed it up
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With that bum-around, tumble-down heart
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Saddlebags full of pain
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Carries 'em around
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Just like a middle name
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A losin' streak waitin' for dark
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Oh, he'll string you along
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Sing you a lonesome song
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But he'll wind up alone
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Again
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No matter how hard you try
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Never going to let you get inside
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That tumble-down broken down heart
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It's a tough riding rodeo
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Mean horse threw him
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Long time ago
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A broken down cowboy like me
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But the way I feel about you
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Wouldn't want that horse
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To hurt you too
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A broken down cowboy like me
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Oh, he'll string you along
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Sing you a lonesome song
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But he'll wind up alone
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Again
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If I was a gambling man
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Never would'a let you play that hand
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With a broken down cowboy like me
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Broken Down Cowboy
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| John Fogerty |
