[Willie Nelson:]
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Jim, Jim
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I wore a tie today
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The first one that I ever wore
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You'd have said that I look like a dummy at the dry goods store
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[Johnny Cash:]
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Ooh, Jim, Jim
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The preacher said a lot of things
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But I didn't hear a word he said
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My mind kept wanderin' back down the trail
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Back to the good times we had
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[Cash, lead and Nelson, harmony]
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Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain
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Pannin' for gold on the cuff
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We did everything in the books, I guess
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And a lot that they never thought of
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Ooh, Jim, Jim
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So you're ridin' on ahead
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Well, if that's how it's goin' to be
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When you reach those streets paved with gold
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Jim, stake a claim out for me
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[Cash spoken]
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We did everything we could do for you, Jim
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But, your fever just wouldn't go down.
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[Nelson spoken]
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So we put you in the wagon, Jim
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And this mornin' we got you back to town.
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[Cash spoken]
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But, when we got here you were gone, Jim
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And there wasn't anything anybody could do.
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[Nelson spoken]
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They dressed you up in a fancy suit and a neck-tie
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So, today, we wore one too.
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[Cash lead and Nelson harmony]
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Ridin' heard, through the sun and the rain
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Panin' for gold on the cuff
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We did everything in the books, I guess
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And a lot that they never thought of
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Ooh, Jim, Jim
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So you're ridin' on ahead
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Well, if that's how it's goin' to be
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When you reach those streets paved with gold
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Jim, stake a claim out for me
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Jim, I Wore A Tie Today
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| The Highwaymen |
