Intro
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Well they found poor Lazarus
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in between two mountains
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Blowed him down great God
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they blowed him down
[Verse 1]
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Well they killed poor Lazarus
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with a mighty number
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number 45
[Verse 2]
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Poor Lazarus they took his body
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to the commissary office
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Walked away
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great God they walked away
[Verse 3]
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Poor Lazarus Lazarus's father
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When he heard his son was a-dying
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he said: let that fool go down
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Let the fool go down
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And Lazarus Lazarus's little sister
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she could not come to the funeral
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Didn't have no shoes
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lord on her feet
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And Lazarus Lazarus's old mother
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walking down the road
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crying: my only son
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he killed my only son
[Verse 6]
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Hey captain did you hear the news?
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Your men are gonna leave you
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next pay day
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oh lord next pay day
[Verse 7]
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Well the high sheriff told the deputy
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go out and get me Lazarus
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Dead or alive
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dead or alive