Doris Day – The Deadwood Stage (Guitar)

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Oh the Deadwood stage is rolling on over the plains

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With the curtains flapping and the driver slapping the reins

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Beautiful sky a wonderful day

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Whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away

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Oh the Deadwood stage is heading on over the hills

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Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine quills

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Dangerous land no time to delay

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So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away

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We're heading straight for town loaded down with a fancy cargo

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Care of Wells and Fargo Illinois - boy

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Oh the Deadwood stage is coming on over the crest

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Like a homing pigeon that's hankering after its nest

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Twenty three miles we've covered today

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So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away

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The wheels go turning round homeward bound can't you hear them humming

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Happy times are coming for to stay - hey

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We'll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon

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And our hearts are thumping like a mandolin plunking a tune

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When I get home I'm fixing to stay

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So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away

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Whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away

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Introducin' Henry Miller

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Just as busy as a fizzy sarsparilla

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He's a showman and he's smarter

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Operates the Golden Garter

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Where the cream of Deadwood City come to dine

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And I'm glad to say he's a very good friend of mine

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Hi, Joe. Say, where d'you get them fancy clothes?

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I know! Off some fellow's laundry line

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Hi, Beau. Aren't you the Prairie Rose?

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Smelling like a watermelon vine

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Here's a man the Sheriff watches

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On his gun there's more 'n twenty-seven notches

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On the draw there's no one faster

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And you're flirting with disaster

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When Bill Hickok's reputation you malign

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And I'm glad to say he's a very good friend of a friend    of  mine