Buddies In The Saddle

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    One stormy day, me and my buddy
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    started on our roundup ride,
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    the wind and dust blew hard around us,
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    my buddy strayed far from my side.

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We were buddies in the saddle,
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we were buddies in our home,
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we were buddies herdin' cattle,
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we were buddies everywhere we roamed.

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    I'll ne'er forget the day I found him,
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    he was so weak he could not speak.
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    I'll ne'er forget the smile he gave me,
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    then the poor boy fell asleep.

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    I took him up in my saddle,
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    and carried him across the plain.
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    My mother nursed him every moment
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    to try to make him well again.

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    I've never had a pal so near me,
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    he took the blame for everything.
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    I'd die for him just any moment,
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    and for me he'd do the same.

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    But now my buddy's gone and left me,
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    and it's so hard to struggle on.
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    So hard to b'lieve that he has left me,
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    I can't realize that he has gone.