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Excuse me, mam
Id like your daughters hand for the evening
Theres a new band in town
Id like to take her down to see em
The fiddler player used to be my neighbor
And he never slept a day in his life
He plays the Strawberry Roan
When he gets going he can play all night
And her mama said:
Hes a no good Texas cowboy, child
Hell love you up and hell drive you wild
Then hell leave you
Hes a no good Texas rounder, girl
Got a one-track mind
And he aint on true love and thats for sure
She said Ive met his kind before
Ive met your kind before.
Excuse me, mam
Id like your daughters hand for the evening
My intentions are good, a man of honor
Please, ignore any rumors that have blackened my name
Im just an innocent boy
How could I be to blame?
Well be late for the show
And I took her hand and said lets go
And her mama said:
Hes a no good ....
Excuse me, mam
Id like your daughters hand for the evening
I think you know the band
Id like to take her down to see em
Id been led to understand the fiddler was your man
Thats why he never slept a day in his life
He plays the Strawberry Roan
Just to get you going then you play all night.
And the daughter said:
He was a no good Texas ......