Intro:
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[Verso 1]

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I could be a rambler from the seven dials 
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I don't pay taxes 'cause I never file 
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I don't do business that don't make me smile 
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I love my aeroplane 'cause she's got style 
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I'm a treetop flyer 

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[Verso 2]

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I will fly any cargo you can pay to run 
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These bush league pilots just can't get the job done 
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You got to fly down into the canyons, you'll never see the sun 
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There's no such thing as an easy run 
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For a treetop flyer 

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[Verso 3]

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I'm flyin' low, I'm in high demand 
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Go fifteen feet off the Rio Grande 
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I'll blow the mesquite right up off the sand 
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Seldom seen, especially when I land 
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I'm a treetop flyer 
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Born Survivor 

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[Verso 4]

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People been asking me, "Where'd you learn to fly that way?" 
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Was over in Vietnam, chasin' NVA 
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The government taught me, and they taught me right 
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Stay down under the treeline, and you might be alright 
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I'm a treetop flyer 

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[Verso 5]

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So I'm comin' home, I'm runnin' low and fast 
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I promised my woman this is gonna be my last 
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I get the ship down, I tie her fast 
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Then some old boy walks up, and he says "Hey son, you wanna make some fast cash?" 
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I'm a treetop flyer 

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[Verso 6]

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Well there's things I am, and there's things I'm not 
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I am a smuggler and I could get shot 
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Aint going to die, I ain't goin' to get caught 
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'Cause I'm a flyin' fool and my aeroplane is just too hot 
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I'm a treetop flyer 
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Born survivor, usually 
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Work alone