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  ,ELLIS--MY OLD MATE1 ,JACK--
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  C>RI$ \R SWAGS TGR AWAY ,6! ,N"E-
  ,AG1 ,\ ,BACK4

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,AH1 WELL6 "!'S LL 6BLAME OR PRAISE--
  ,JACK ,ELLIS & ,I H TRAMP$ L;G WAYS
  ,ON DI6]5T TRACKS S9CE !N4


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  ! CLO!S ,I WORE S NEW4

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  ! HELL-BORN WE/]N DR"\4

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,)A BURN+ ?ROAT &A TORTUR$ BRA92 ,&!
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  SEV5TE5 MILES AH1D4

,!N LIFE SEEM$ F9I%$--!N D1? 2GAN ,Z
  D[N 9 ! DU/ ,I SANK1
,B HE /UCK 6HIS MATE Z A BU%MAN C1
  ,TILL ,I HE>D HM SAY+1 ,8,BE> UP1
  OLD MAN60' ,9 ! %ADE 0! MULGA TANK4

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  MY H& 9 A 4TANT WAY 7,I ?"\ H[ WE
  "P$ LA/71
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  "D0'1 ,:O N"E H %>$ ! PA/4

,I ASK$ HM 9 =A DR9K ) ME--,JACK
  ,ELLIS--MY OLD MATE1 ,JACK--
,B 8 MANN] NO L;G] 0 C>E.S & FREE1
  ,HE FOLL[$1 B N )! GR9 T HE ,WORE
  ALW 9 "DS ,\ ,BACK4
,I TRI$ 6LIVE 9 ! PA/ ONCE M--,OR !
  PRES5T & PA/ -B9E1
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  HELP NOTICE ! CLO!S HE WORE1 ,& HE
  CDN'T B NOTICE M9E4

,HE PLAC$ 8 GLASS ON ! POLI%$ B>1 ,&
  HE WDN'T FILL UP AG2
,= HE IS PR\D] ?AN MO/ M5 >E--,JACK
  ,ELLIS & ,I H TRAMP$ TOO F> ,ON
  DI6]5T TRACKS S9CE !N4

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  ,8,I'LL SEE Y AG10' SD HE1
,!N HE HURRI$ AWAY "? ! CR[D$ /REET
  ,&! RATTLE ( BUSES & SCRAPE ( FEET
  ,SEEM$ SU45LY L\D 6ME4

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  2 LEFT 6,FATE--
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