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Now there's a m _ _ an you'll hear a bout _ _ _
Most anyw _ here you go _ _ _
His holders a _ re in Te-x as _ _ _
And his name is D _ iamond Joe _ _ _
And he carries a _ ll his mo-n ey _ _ _
In a diamond-s _ tudded jar _ _ _ _
He never w _ _ as much bo- ther _ _
B _ y the process o _ f the law
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I hired the D _ _ iamond Joe boys
I offered h _ im my hand _ _ _
And he gave me a s _ tring of hor- ses _ _ _
So old they c _ ould not stand _ _ _
And I nearly s _ tarved to death boys _ _ _
He did mist _ reat me so _ _ _ _
And I never s _ _ aved a dol- lar _ _
I _ n the pay of D _ iamond Joe
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His bread it w _ _ as corn dod- ger
His meat I c _ ould not chaw _ _ _
Nearly drove me t _ here dis trac ted _ _ _
With the waggin' o _ f his jaw _ _ _
And the tellin' o _ f his sto- _ry _ _
I aim to l _ et you know _ _ _ _
That there was n _ _ ever a roun der _ _
T _ hat lie like D _ iamond Joe
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I tried three t _ _ imes to quit him boys
But he did a _ rgue so _ _ _
I'm still p _ unchin' cat- tle _ _ _
In the pay of D _ iamond Joe _ _ _
And when I'm c _ alled up yon- der _ _ _
Then it comes my t _ ime to go _ _ _ _
Give my blankets t _ _ o my bud- dies _ _
Give the fleas to D _ _ !