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Armadillo Jackal

Robert Earl Keen Jr

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## "The Armadillo Jackal" by Robert Earl Keen From: Moondog 96 This song uses a capo on the 3rd fret and all the chords are listed as the 3rd fret being open. Am G The evening sun was sinkin' down, a chill north wind a-blows F E The new-plowed ground was coolin' fast, the river rolls and flows Am G Beneath the two-lane concrete river bridge between my place and town F E On that hot-bed Farm to Market road they call 1291 Am G I'm sayin' son you'll see me searchin'; sizzlin' down that broad hiway F E Dollar signs in both my eyes, I'm seekin' out my prey. I'm prayin' Am G "Jesus, will you send me just another three or four?" F E They pay two-fifty down in Halletsville, 3 dollars, maybe more. Am G And more than likely they'll be out tonight a-wanderin' from the farms; F E Waddlin' down 1291 to keep their bodies warm. Am G I'm talking walkin' belts and neckties, and boots for rodeo; F E They don't run too fast, don't waste much gas. I'm makin' lots o'dough. Am C G D Am C G D The armadillo....o....o...o The armadillo....o....o...o The armadillo (after this use the same chord progression as the first verse) Never sees me when I hit him with my brights. His life don't flash Before his eyes, he's blinded by my lights and so I hit him with my Bumper doin' sixty, sixty-five; they take 'em frozen down in Halletsville They don't take 'em alive. The jackal cri....i....i...ied The jackal cri....i....i...ied The jackal cried, "Look there's two of Them a-walkin' down the line. I can't believe my luck tonight this here Makes twenty-nine!" And so he rolled the first one runnin'. The second Was too fast. His breaks and laughter squealin' as he stomped down on the Gas. Good-God, his car was sideways flyin', when the bridge wall met his Door. The impact shook the river bed his foot went through the floor Forevermore....or....or...ore Forevermore....or....or....ore Forevermore was his last moment from the bridge wall to the stream; from The speckled blood around his smile a-spewin' gasoline. And then he Screamed his raspy epitaph, before he turned to flame: "They pay two-fifty down in Halletsville.... I ain't the one to blame....." Ain't it a sha....a....a...ame The jackal cri....i....i...ied The armadillo....o....o...o The armadillo....o....o...o (repeat until fade) submitted by wildstar@ix.netcom.com
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