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| This here’s a s | tory about Billy J | oe and Bobbie Sue |
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| Two young l | overs with n | othin’ better to do |
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| Than sit around the h | ouse, get h | igh, and watch the tube |
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| And here is what h | appened when they dec | ided to cut loose |
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| They headed down | to c | ool El Paso |
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| That’s where they r | an into a gr | eat big hassle |
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| Billy Joe | shot a man while r | obbing his castle |
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| Bobbie S | ue took the money and r | un |
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| Hoo h | oo h | oo |
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| Go o | n, take the money and r | un |
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| Go o | n take the money and r | un, hoo hoo hoo |
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| Go o | n, take the money and r | un |
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| Go o | n take the money and r | un, h | oo h | oo h | oo |
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| Billy M | ack is a det | ective down in Texas |
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| You know he kn | ows just exactl | y what the facts is |
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| He ain’t gonna l | et those two | escape justice |
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| He makes his l | ivin’ off of t | he people’s ta | xes |
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| Bobbie Sue, w | hoa, w | oa, she slipped away |
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| Billy Joe | caught up to her the v | ery next day |
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| They got the m | oney, hey, you know they g | ot away |
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| They headed down S | outh and they’re still r | unning today | s | ingin’ |
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| Go o | n, take the money and r | un |
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| Go o | n take the money and r | un, hoo hoo hoo |
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| Go o | n, take the money and r | un |
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| Go o | n take the money and r | un, h | oo h | oo h | oo |