RIDE 'EM JEWBOY
(Kinky Friedman)


Kinky Friedman - 1973
Willie Nelson - 1999





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Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh 
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Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ride, ride 'em Jewboy 
Ride 'em all around the old corral
I'm, I'm with you, boy 
If I got to ride six million miles

Now the smoke from camp's arisin' 
See the helpless creatures on their way 
Hey, old pal, ain't it surprisin' 
How far you can go before you stay 

Don't you let the mornin' blind ya 
When on your sleeve you wore the yeller star 
Old memories still live behind ya
Can't you see by your outfit who you are

How long will you be driven relentless 'round the world
The blood and the rhythm of the soul 

Wild ponies all, your dreams were broken 
Rounded up and made to move along 
The loneliness which can't be spoken 
Just swings a rope and rides inside a song 

Dead limbs play with ringless fingers 
A melody which burns you deep inside
Oh, how the song becomes the singers 
May peace be ever with you when you ride

How long will you be driven relentless 'round the world
The blood and the rhythm of the soul 

In the window, candles glowin' 
Reminds you that today you are a child 
The road ahead forever rollin'
And anything worth cryin' can be smiled 

So ride, ride 'em Jewboy 
Ride 'em all around the old corral
I'm, I'm with you, boy 
If I got to ride six million miles

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(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2013)