Cable Car Cowboy
Key: GEnglish
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GFoggy San Francisco two Cthousand miles from Ghome
Chasing after a lady I'd Dlike to call my own
I've been Gout of work since I left my job on the CBar-K cattle ranch
Where my Emmamma cried "Think it Cover son Dbefore you take a Gchance."
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And lord I sure do miss the folks and Call those friends of Gmine
The city's pretty lonely when a Dman's just killing time
The Gpeople never stop to talk or Clook you in the eye
And the Embuildings there they Cgrow so tall they Dcover up the Gsky
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But I Dwent for a job the other day the man Clooked me up and Gdown
He said "AYou're a horse-riding cowboy who looks like he just hit Dtown
But Cif you can swing a Grope I Dreckon you can ring a Embell
And if a Gbucking bronc can't Cthrow you off you'll Dhold the curves as Gwell"
C G D
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GWell I didn't know what he was getting at 'til he Ctook me to this Gbarn
A great big place with high brick walls not like Ddown on the farm
GInstead of hay and horses it had Ccement steel and tar
He said "EmHop on board and Clet me see if Dyou can drive a cable Gcar"
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Well it Dlooked like a little house with Cwindows all Garound
A Alittle room set on the back and steps down to the Dground
A Croof and a porch and Gbenches and Dwheels set on a Emtrack
I'd Gnever seen such a Cdoggone thing but I Ddidn't tell him Gthat
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So Cmamma don't you Gworry things are Dreally going Gfine
I'm Cworking now as a Gbrakeman on the DCalifornia Line
And the Gfolks are mighty friendly when they Chop on for a Emride
And Gwhen it's cold and Crainy my lady Dloves to ride Ginside
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You can say I'm still a cowboy it's just a Cdifferent horse I Gride
I round up strays on the city streets and I Dspend my days outside
These Ghills of San Francisco are my Cown West Texas plains
And Emringing a bell is like Csinging to those Ddogies on the Grange