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capo 1 — sounds a semitone higherVerse 1
There's a light on yonder mountain and it's callin' me to shine
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
That Jesus is standing in the doorway in a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine
Says, "We need you, son, tonight up in Dodge City
'Cause there's just too many outlaws tryin' to work the same line"
Instrumental
Chorus
Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
Instrumental
Verse 2
Well sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon
Where for a nickel she'll give you whiskey and a personally blessed balloon
And the holy ghost is the host with the most he runs the burlesque show
Where they'll let in for free and they hit you when you go
Mary serves mass on Sunday and she sells her body on Monday
To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price
He don't know he got stuck with a loser, she's a stone junkie, what's more she's a user
She's only been made once or twice by some kind of magic
Chorus
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many outlaws trying to work the same line
Instrumental
Verse 3
Well things ain't been the same in heaven since big bad Bobby came to town
He's been known to down eleven then ask for another round
Me, I got scabs on my knees from kneeling way too long
It's about time I played the man and took a stand where I belong
Yeah, forget about the old friends and the old times
There's just too many new boys tryin' to work the same line
Instrumental
Chorus
Well if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's just too many outlaws trying to work the same line
Verse 4
Well, there's a light on yonder mountain and it's callin' me to shine
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
Jesus is standing in the doorway, six guns drawn and ready to fan
Said, "We need you tonight, son, up in Dodge City"
Told him I was already overdue for Cheyenne
Chorus
Yeah, if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
Instrumental
Outro
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