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Artist: The Mountain Goats
Canonical path: /the-mountain-goats/billy-the-kid-s-dream-of-the-magic-shoes
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Billy the Kid's Dream of the Magic Shoes
Read Billy the Kid's Dream of the Magic Shoes lyrics by The Mountain Goats on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Billy the Kid's Dream of the Magic Shoes
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Hang me out to dry.
They're gonna hang me out to dry.
I don't really care.
I don't really care.
I got special shoes.
I got special shoes.
They're gonna fill me full of holes.
They're gonna fill me full of holes.
I don't give a rat's ass.
I don't give a rat's ass you rat bastards.
I got special shoes on.
I got special shoes on.
Yeah.
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