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The All Indian Jacob Hamblin Memorial Rodeo


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           It was stormin`, the skies were pourin`,

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           I sat and watched the rodeo in the rain.

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           The crowd was jumpin`, the horse were buckin`,

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           the brahma bulls looked mean as hell.

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           Now something strange was going down,

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           Ten thousand indians were gathered round, cause it was

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  II: THE ALL INDIAN, THE ALL INDIAN  JACOB  HAMBLIN  MEMORIAL  RODEO  :II

         I had a taco,  made by a Navaho,

         it was the best thing I ate that day.

         Talked to a Piute, Oh, she was really cute,

         But she wouldn`t go home with me.

         And there were drum beats all around,

         ten thousand indians were gonna get down,  at the

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  II: THE ALL INDIAN, THE ALL INDIAN  JACOB  HAMBLIN  MEMORIAL  RODEO  :II

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      They were dancin` to the beat,  they were prancin` in the streets,

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      Firewater was in their blood, and that rain dance brought down a flood.

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      I pulled my hat down tight, took another slug to make me feel right,

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      Let out my best war cry, said "Come on brothers it`s do or die."

CHORUS

                                                                                                             c 1980 by SUN MAN MUSIC
                                                                                                             words and music RUSSELL M. BEESLEY