Nobody’s Child The ragged kid nobody wanted Left alone to ramble wild Long ago he was abandoned Nobody's child Never smiles and never chatters Never quarrels or complains Grown as hard as the Sierras And the Western Plains Come a'cow cow yicky yicky yea A'come a'cow cow yicky yicky yea Learned to swing a broken bottle Learned to use his fists and knife In the bar rooms and bordellos Of his life He drifted down towards the borders The sky was dark but it did not rain Came the meanest pistoleros In the Western Plains He fell in with these desperadoes Thieves and killers every one Prizes hanging from their saddles With their guns Come a'cow cow yicky yicky yea A'come a'cow cow yicky yicky yea The ragged kid nobody wanted Left alone to ramble wild Now he rides beside the Devil Nobody's child Come a'cow cow yicky yicky yea A'come a'cow cow yicky yicky yea
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