Hey, lay me down some rails boys
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don't put me in jail boys
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and if I make a little noise
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just leave me alone
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I've been known to party some
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but I anit never hurt noone
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I've been ashamed of what I've done
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especially when I'm stoned
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I've spent most of my life in honest thinking
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and I never cared too much for serious drinking
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marijuana makes my eyes start blinking
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and incense make my sinuses drain
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So, lay me down some rails boys
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don't put me in jail boys
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and if I make a little noise
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just leave me alone
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I've been known to party some
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but I anit never hurt noone
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I've been ashamed of what I've done
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especially when I'm stoned
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Now women make me think of consolation
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prison makes me think of isolation
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niggers made me vote for segregation
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and cocaine makes me hard as a rock
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So, lay me down some rails boys
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don't put me in jail boys
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and if I make a little noise
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just leave me alone
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I've been known to party some
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but I anit never hurt noone
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I've been ashamed of what I've done
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especially when I'm stoned
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Well it's hard to work for a dollar a week
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and the Ku Klux Klan is bigger
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so take the sheets of of your bed
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and let's go hang a nigger
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And lay me down some rails boys
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don't put me in jail boys
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and if I make a little noise
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just leave me alone
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I've been known to party some
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but I anit never hurt noone
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I've been ashamed of what I've done
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especially when I'm stoned
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Rails
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David Allan Coe |