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Calexico - "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" Touch and Go Records
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Lyrics

I live out yonder
Where the snakes and scorpions run
Got myself a little goldmine to bank on
But one day my heart sank
When I saw madame in town
I knew her love would be the death of mine
L'amour passé, l'amour obsolète
Pourquoi perdre sa vie à chercher l'or d'un cœur ?
Je ne me noierais pas dans ce désert mystique
Je ferme mes comptes et je repars
Do me a favor while I'm hanging here
Take this gold and go and hide
Ne gigotes pas, chéri, sur ta corde pendue
Don't worry I'll be free in no time
She promised me she would be there
When I'd return
She didn't say she'd have
An army there as well
She whispered
"Je t'aime, baby"
As she fired that gun at me
Mais je n'ai plus de temps
I should've stayed way out yonder
Better off with the scorpions and snakes
Every act which has no heart
Will be found out in the end
Guess I'm a little late this time
Because her love would be the death of mine
Mine, all mine
Written by: Joey Burns

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