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Too Many Horses (A True Story)

from A Dying Man Can Sure Sing The Blues by Muleskinner Jones

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Old Jacob went out to the barn
With a sack of feedcorn under his arm,
Then stood aghast at what he saw
Six horses dead upon the floor.
And on the wall was scrawled a note,
And this is what the killer wrote...

There's far too many horses around,
They're taking over this damn town.
There's far too many horses around,
I'm gonna take those bastards down.

Little Emily took her bag of hay
To the stable where her pony lay,
But her beloved horse could not be fed
Cuz someone had cut off its head.

And all the walls were daubed with red,
And this is what the message said...

There's far too many horses around,
They're taking over this damn town.
There's far too many horses around,
I'm gonna take those bastards down.

Yeah they said this town was dull
But it's gone down in history,
Because there's nothing pedestrian
About this equestrian mystery,
And the nick-nack shops and the restaurants
And the bars have got it made,
Cuz a serial killer's good for the tourist trade.

And when the coppers finally get their man
It's old Jacob pulling an insurance scam.

There's far too many horses around,
They're taking over this damn town.
There's far too many horses around,
I'm gonna take those bastards down.

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from A Dying Man Can Sure Sing The Blues, released May 13, 2013
Lyrics and music by James R Closs. Performed by Muleskinner Jones.

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