**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."
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++For I'm shot in the breast and I know I must
++die."
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