I went down to a honky tonk at Rainbow's End
Everybody down there seems to be your friend
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Now you think that you been a-playin' it cool
Let me tell you friend, she's nobody's fool
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Well, I caught you slippin' in after dark
You're gettin' so mean, now the dog won't bark
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Some of these days she's gonna catch you
Pettin' them blondes and a-drinkin' that booze
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Now, every time you get in a jam
You start lookin' for good hearted Sam
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