Marty Robbins - Shotgun Rider lyrics

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Well I been a-ridin' shotgun on the Houston-Dallas stage<br />

I got me a sawed-off hogleg, twenty is the number guage<br />

I'd shoot anybody that would try to stop this ride<br />

A lot of outlaws tried it, a lot of outlaws died<br />

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I was sheriff down in Austin a long, long time ago<br />

A hangin' judge was a-my best friend and he never let a poor soul go<br />

I left that town for a better job a-ridin' on this stage<br />

Shootin' outlaws with this gun is how I won my fame<br />

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You can ask anybody north of the Rio Grande<br />

If they don't want no trouble, don't truck with the shotgun man<br />

'Cause I got an itchy finger and I got an eagle's eye<br />

I can spot a desperado with trail dust in my eyes<br />

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Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider<br />

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Well I been a-ridin' shotgun on the Houston-Dallas stage<br />

I got me a sawed-off hogleg, twenty is the number guage<br />

I'd shoot anybody that would try to stop this ride<br />

A lot of outlaws tried it, a lot of outlaws died<br />

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Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider