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We'd gathered up a herd of longhorns bound for Abilene
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A peddler came out to the camp selling notions that we'd need
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Among the things he had to sale was a Bible old and worn
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Ol Coosi said I'll take it, we'll have church on Sunday morn
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G A D
We had church at the wagon Sunday morning
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We'd gather underneath the wagon fly
D A G
Ol Coosi would read from the Good Book
D A D
And we'd sing In The Sweet Bye and Bye
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In The Sweet Bye and Bye we shall meet on that beautiful shore
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In The Sweet Bye and Bye we shall meet on that beautiful shore
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I'd see him in the morning as he set there by the fire
G D E A
Reading from that Bible, every now and then he'd smile
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Waitin' on the biscuits, drinkin' coffee from a can
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Sometimes you could hear him softly whisper Amen!
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Modulate to E
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We finally hit Abilene the drive had all gone well
A E B7
We never lost one single man while pushing up the trail
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I know the Lord heard Coosi's prayers and he read God's Holy Word
A E B7 E
That Sunday morning singing was the best I've ever heard
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