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Old John Robertson he wore a Stetson hat 
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People everywhere would laugh behind his back  
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No one cared to take any time to find out  
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What he was all about, fear kept them out  

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Children laughed and played and didn´t know his name  
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They could tell when he was coming just the same  
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Walking slow with old John´ crippled wife by his side  
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Then she sighed, then she died  

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Magic words from him would charm some children´ ears  
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But they laughed at him when he hid behind his tears 
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All in vain was no game for he'd lost an old friend  
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in the end, in the end 

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Old John Robertson he wore a Stetson hat 
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People everywhere would laugh behind his back  
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No one cared to take any time to find out  
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What he was all about, fear kept them out