CAPO 3
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I was standin' by the road in Black Jack County.
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Not knowing that the Sheriff paid a bounty,
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For men like me who didn't have a penny to their name.
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He locked my legs in 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.
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All we had to eat was bread and water,
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Everyday we had to build his road a mile and a quarter,
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A Black Snake Whip would sting our backs if some poor fool complained,
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But we couldn't fight back wearing 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.
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Then one night while the Sheriff lay a sleepin',
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We all gathered round him slowly creepin',
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Heaven help me to forget that night in the cold cold rain
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When we beat him to death wearing 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain
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The wounds have all healed and I am thankful,
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And there's nothing left but scars around my ankle.
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But best of all no man will ever be a slave again,
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To a Black Snake Whip and 35 pounds of Black Jack County Chain.
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But best of all no man will ever be a slave again,
