Well I been a-ridin' shotgun on the Houston-Dallas stage I got me a sawed-off hogleg, twenty is the number guage I'd shoot anybody that would try to stop this ride A lot of outlaws tried it, a lot of outlaws died Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider I was sheriff down in Austin a long, long time ago A hangin' judge was a-my best friend and he never let a poor soul go I left that town for a better job a-ridin' on this stage Shootin' outlaws with this gun is how I won my fame Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider You can ask anybody north of the Rio Grande If they don't want no trouble, don't truck with the shotgun man 'Cause I got an itchy finger and I got an eagle's eye I can spot a desperado with trail dust in my eyes Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider Well I been a-ridin' shotgun on the Houston-Dallas stage I got me a sawed-off hogleg, twenty is the number guage I'd shoot anybody that would try to stop this ride A lot of outlaws tried it, a lot of outlaws died Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider, Shotgun rider
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