EASY CHANCE
(Bob Coltman)

Dockyards, stockyards,
And the old railroad gang
Hangin' round the depot,
Waitin' for the bell to ring,
Watchin' out for the good-lookin' women,
Shinin' the seats of our pants,
Mumblety-peg in the corner yard,
And waitin' for the easy chance,

CHORUS
Easy chance, easy taker,
No good loafer and a trouble maker,
Ain't got the good sense to keep yourself home,
Easy chances about all gone.

In came Johnson Scotter,
The smile was in his eye,
Says, Break it up, shake it up,
Don't you know the day's flyin' by?
Now, how do you like a little wager
Just to liven up the brain?
Think you've got the courage in you
To go and steal a train?
CHORUS

Willie John got on his feet,
And Charlie cracked a yawn,
But Austin ran over to Number Twelve,
And daggone if he didn't hop on,
They hollered, "Come on, Bobby,"
I had to take the dare,
She was movin' when I hit the step,
And we hauled her out of there,
CHORUS

Boy, that speed was blindin',
We never did look back,
A hundred tons of rattle and bang
Pourin' down the track,
Admirin' the country,
Ain't it a hell of a view?
We don't know how to work the brake,
We don't know what to do,
CHORUS

Charlie gazed out over the stack
And casually said, You know,
I think you can go to the rock hotel
For pullin' this kind of a show,
If the bulls get hold of us
They'll skin us just for the pelts,
Right then I didn't feel as good as I had,
And I wished I was somewheres else,
CHORUS

Daggone you, Johnson Scotter,
You said you was my friend,
I hope you're ready to explain all this
When we get to the other end,
You and all your bright ideas,
I hope you're satisfied,
Don't forget I'm a passenger,
I just came along for the ride!
CHORUS

Well, that was some disaster,
They'll be gassin' 'bout that for a year,
I jumped and rolled before she hit,
And I dragged myself off here,
I'm livin' in this broke-down barn
Among the rats and the hay,
Eatin' what I can steal at night,
Can't show my face in the day,
CHORUS

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