**F. H. Maynard The Dying Cowboy VS.++Ken Maynard The Cowboy's Lament) **As I rode down by Tom Sherman's bar-room **Tom Sherman's bar-room so early one day. ++I come out of Austin's fair city oh Austin's fair city ++Oh Austin's fair city 'twas early one day. **There I spied a handsome young "ranger" **All wrapped in white linen,and cold as the clay. ++I spied a young "cowboy" a handsome young cowboy ++All dressed in white linen an cold as the clay. **I see by your outfit that you are a ranger." **The words that he said as I went riding by. ++I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy ++These words he did say as I boldly step by. **"Come sit down beside me, and hear my **sad story. ++"Come sit down beside me, and hear my ++sad story. **I'm shot through the breast and know I must **die." CHORUS------ ++For I'm shot in the breast and I know I must ++die." CHORUS------
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