Me And My Uncle
Grateful Dead

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Me and my uncle went ridin' down 
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To South Colorado, west Texas bound
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We stopped over in Santa Fe, 
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That day on the pony, just about half way
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Hey and you know it was the hottest part of the day

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I took the horses up to the stall,
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Went to the barroom, ordered drinks for all
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Three days in saddle, you know my body hurt
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It being summer, I took off my shirt
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And I tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt

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West Texas cowboys, they was all around
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Wheat, liquor and money, they loaded down
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So soon after payday, no one seemed ashamed
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You know my uncle, he starts playing the game
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It's high low Jack and the winner take the hand

BREAK ON VERSE 
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My uncle starts winning, the cowboys got sore
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One of them called him, and then two more
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Accused him of cheating. Oh, no, it couldn't be
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I know my uncle, he's as honest as me
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And I'm as honest as a Denver man can be

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One of them cowboys, he starts to draw
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And I shot him down, Lord, he never saw
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Shot me another, right then he hit the floor
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In the confusion, my uncle grabbed the gold
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And we hightailed it down to Mexico

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Now I love those cowboys, I love their gold
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Love my uncle, God rest his soul
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Taught me good, Lord, taught me all I know
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Taught me so well that I grabbed that gold
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And I left his dead ass there by the side of the road