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This here's a story 'bout Billy Joe and Bobby Sue 
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Two young lovers with nothin? better to do 
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Then to sit around the house get high watch the tube 
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Here's what happened when they decided to cut loose 
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They headed down to old El Paso 
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That's where they got into a great big hassle 
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Billy Joe shot a man while robbin? his castle 
 
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Bobby Sue took the money and run 
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Come on take the money and run 
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come on take the money and run 
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come on take the money and run 
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Come on take the money and run 
 
Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas  
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is  
He ain't gonna let those two escape justice  
He makes his livin' off of the people's taxes  
 
Bobbie Sue, whoa, whoa, she slipped away  
Billy Joe caught up to her the very next day  
They got the money, hey, you know they got away  
They headed down south and they're still running today  
 
Singin' go on take the money and run  
Go on take the money and run  
Go on take the money and run  
Go on take the money and run  
Go on take the money and run  
Go on take the money and run  
Go on take the money and run  
Go on take the money and run