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Artist: Michael Martin Murphey
Canonical path: /murphey-michael-martin/what-am-i-doing-hanging-round
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What Am I Doing Hanging Round
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What Am I Doing Hanging Round
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Just a loud-mouth Yankee I went down to Mexico
I didn't have much time to spend about a week or so
I lightly took advantage there of a girl who loved me so
But I found myself a thinkinf when my time may come to go
What am I doin' hangin' round I should be on that train and gone
I should be ridin' on that train to San Antone
What am I doing hanging round
She took me to the garden just for a little walk
Well I didn't know much Spanish and there was no time to talk
She told me that she loved me not with words but with a kiss
I found myself a thinking of some old train I could not miss
What am I doin' hangin' round...
It's been a year or so and I wanna go back again
And if I had the money I'd ride the same down train
But I guess your chances come but once and I sure have missed mine
Till I found myself a thinking when I hear some whistle cry
What am I doin' hangin' round...
[ dobro - fiddle - banjo ]
What am I doin' hangin' round...
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