Johnny Cash – Whos Gene Autry (Guitar)

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Whoopi tai ai oh, rockin' to and fro

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Back in the saddle again

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My little boy said, "Daddy, who's Gene Autry?"

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His old movie was comin' on TV

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And I said, "Let me tell you about him, son"

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And I took him upon my knee

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"Why, when I was a little boy about your size

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And just about every Saturday night

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When I could scrape up a dime for the movies

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And when my Daddy said alright"

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"I'd be right downtown at the picture show

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Like everybody else that could

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To see a handsome man

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On a big fine stallion goin' about, doin' good"

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Singin', "Whoopi tai ai oh, rockin' to and fro

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Put him back in the saddle again

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Whoopi tai ai yeh, let him go on his way

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Back in the saddle again"

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"Well, he could ride his horse and play his guitar

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And sing all at the same time

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And I was ridin' right along there beside him

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On that broomstick pony of mine"

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"And you know his pistol never ran out of bullets

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When the bad guys had to be stopped

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And somehow his bullets never drew any blood

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But the bad guys dropped when he shot"

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"Yeah, old Gene was an image of justice

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And goodness and purity

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And in the eyes of a poor, little country boy

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He made the world look better to me"

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Singin', "Whoopi tai ai oh, rockin' to and fro

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Put him back in the saddle again

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Whoopi tai ai yeh, let him go on his way

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Back in the saddle again"

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"And you know the way he rescued the rancher's daughter

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He'd sent a thrill right up the aisle

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And the endin' would always send us home

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With a good victorious smile"

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"Now you ask me, 'Who's Gene Autry?'

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Well, son, go ahead and watch the show

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And then ride off into the sunset with him

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Like I did forty years ago"

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Singin', "Whoopi tai ai oh, rockin' to and fro

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Put him back in the saddle again

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Whoopi tai ai yeh, let him go on his way

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Back in the saddle again"