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May 2016
Sears and Roebuck
dreams 
for less than
a sawbuck
pictured on every page.

Wait fer the stage honey
before you parts with your
money 
honey,

Then we sailed down 
the 'ssippi 
to Orleans 
met a Southern belle
name of Dolores
played poker 
drank mash 
'til we ran out of cash
and took Shanks's pony
back home.

The mortgage fell due 
on the ranch house and
spread,
the cattle was out on the range 
with old Red,
most of my kinfolk was a prayin 
in town
thinking that Jesus would look kindly 
down on them 
misguided men for the most part 
hearts in the right place,
but iffen your face
don't happen to fit
Ya gets your 
*** out of here or be quick on the draw card and quit.

it's life, but
hard as ****
made easier no doubt
by
Sears and Roebuck.
John Edward Smallshaw
Written by
John Edward Smallshaw  68/Here and now
(68/Here and now)   
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   --- and Woody
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