Intro
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[Verse 1]
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I'm a-bout to bust all my gut to find out what you find in
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Jum-ping o-ver bu-shes how-ling like a dog-wolf at moon time
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And_did they hurt him 'till he got mean mad? It's just like peo-ple, So
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we're mar-king up our land with X-s, look out, here comes cow-boy O
[post-verse]
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A-bout a mile _ of all of us now
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di-no-saurs and _ gi-ants lay-ing down
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a shi-ve-ring lone-some on the ground
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[Verse 2]
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Is that belt too tight for it to spurt? Mis-sing collar and I. D.
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To help he find it 'Hel-lo doc, please mend my body, mend my seam'
[post-verse]
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On the ground_a shi-ve-ring and scared
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One of the ships han-ging in mid-air
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like it was lost and no-bo-dy cared
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[Pre-Chorus]
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Oh how he died blub-bing and whim-pe-ring and all
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Shi-vering cold and was scared
[Chorus]
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Just like he was lost and no-body cared
[Verse 3]
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Jump he over, bust all gut, all flood-lit like I don't know It_being
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one_of the big-gest do-ses of Ho-ly Spi-rit I e-ver seen
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And did they hurt him 'till he got mean mad? it's just like peo-ple, so
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we're mar-king up our land with X-s, look out, here comes cow-boy O
[post-verse]
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Roll 'em Raw-hide! Brand 'em in the eye!
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A-li-en there. So what if it dies
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Y'ain't ever gon-na see it a-gain!
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[Pre-Chorus]
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Hang in air oh far too slow
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I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
[Chorus]
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Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
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Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
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Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
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Yo-our rocket will go chase me for
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more than a mile 'cos
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I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and chain
[Instrumental]
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[hard bridge]
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Light shine o-ver all my bo-dy and a-bout my a-na-to-my
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but can't reach me 'cos I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
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Like my collar and I.D? It help me show me a-na-to-my
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ce-re-mo-ni-al, I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
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Lu-ring me with all the peo-ple I'll all love above all else
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All flood-lit I-i star-tle there all street fla-air
[soft bridge]
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Oh to go in all di-rec-tions at once
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If you have to ken-nel into which you cra-awl
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You got them sweet-heart
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All sprigh-tly, biz-ne-ess-like? Not live-ly
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If you move to have me bu-ried un-der tons of ti-ny dogs
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Ad-ven-tures will a-wait you
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By bad lung he coughs away and
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Leaves u-us hi-is be-er-ry-y spe-erm
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wra-a-ppe-ers le-eft tro-od
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Wha-at wou-uld you-u ha-ave me-e do?
[organ]
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[Verse 4]
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Fu-ture past and fu-ture pret-ty ah! Might more af-fec-ted be
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by_one of the big-gest doses of Ho-ly spi-rit I e-ver seen
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And_did they hurt him 'till he got mean mad it's just like peo-ple, so
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we're mar-king up our land with X-s, look out, here comes cow-boy O
[post-verse]
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Roll 'em Raw-hide! Brand 'em in the eye!
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A-li-en there. So what if it dies
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Y'ain't ever gon-na see it a-gain! [slow down]
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[Pre-Chorus]
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Hang in air oh far too slow
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I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
[Chorus]
B E A D
Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
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Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
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Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
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Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chaaaaaaaain
[organ]
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