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Down along the railroad track
I ran into my old friend Jack
He was dressed in his Sunday best
But his face was mad and his eyes was a daze
He said `I lost Marina
and the last place that I'd seen her
she was making off
with my best friend'
I took him to the water
I spent fifty dollars
On something that would take him to the moon
Well he must have gone to heaven
cuz just before I left him
I tried to wake him up
But he would not move
So come on Carmelita
You drunk too much
and I can see that
soon you're gonna need a breath of air
We'll dance across the wheatfields
There's a place I know just east of here
It wouldn't take too long to (____?)
We'll sleep out on the ground
and in the morning when we wake up
we'll leave town
And I picked my last tobacco leaf
Soaking wet up to my knees
out there before the sun has (arise?)
You can have a drink of water
but don't you look at my daughter
or I'll come down there and cut you with this knife
So come on Carmelita
You drunk too much
and I can see that
soon you're gonna need a breath of air
We'll dance across the wheatfields
There's a place I know just east of here
It wouldn't take too long to (____?)
We'll sleep out on the ground
and in the morning when we wake up
we'll leave town
There ain't any flat man
but if you are a black man
they'll put you on a plane
back from where you're from
We'll sleep out on the ground
and in the morning when we wake up
We'll leave town
Down along the railroad track  I ran into my old friend Jack  He was dressed in his Sunday best  But his face was mad and his eyes was a daze  He said `I lost Marina  and the last place that I'd seen her  she was making off  with my best friend'  I took him to the water  I spent fifty dollars  On something that would take him to the moon  Well he must have gone to heaven  cuz just before I left him  I tried to wake him up  But he would not move  So come on Carmelita  You drunk too much  and I can see that  soon you're gonna need a breath of air  We'll dance across the wheatfields  There's a place I know just east of here  It wouldn't take too long to (____?)  We'll sleep out on the ground  and in the morning when we wake up  we'll leave town  And I picked my last tobacco leaf  Soaking wet up to my knees  out there before the sun has (arise?)  You can have a drink of water  but don't you look at my daughter  or I'll come down there and cut you with this knife  So come on Carmelita  You drunk too much  and I can see that  soon you're gonna need a breath of air  We'll dance across the wheatfields  There's a place I know just east of here  It wouldn't take too long to (____?)  We'll sleep out on the ground  and in the morning when we wake up  we'll leave town  There ain't any flat man  but if you are a black man  they'll put you on a plane  back from where you're from  We'll sleep out on the ground  and in the morning when we wake up  We'll leave town
 
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