- I Never Got
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- I never got a Barlow knife passed
down to me from dad
- Nor did I get a well stained
Stetson that my grandpa had
- Seems the relatives around me were
city born and bred
- I was the only one that wore the
western hat instead
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- I never got a handmade saddle from
my uncle Joe
- That he used before the war
in New Mexico
- Seems he was busy learning how to
pull a tooth
- Or crackin' jokes with his sister
name of Eileen Ruth
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- I never got a pair of Garcia spurs
that Aunt Vera owned
- engraved and special
ordered cause she'd telephoned
- because no one in my family ever
bought the gear
- that to an old time puncher could
bring to eyes a tear
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- but that's ok I didn't need the
stuff some folks pass down
- cause if you live long enough
you'll buy it all in town
- then use it, wear it or lose it or
store it with no locks
- so someone in the future can say
"What the hell's in this old box?"
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