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A Tex-as cow-boy on a bar-room floor,

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Had dr-unk so much he could hold no more.

He fell asleep with a troubled brain
To dream he rode on the Hell-bound train.

The engine with murderous blood was damp,
And the headlight was a big brimstone lamp.

The imps for fuel were shoveling bones,
And the furnace rang with a thousand groans.

The boiler was filled full of lager beer
And the Devil himself was the engineer.

The passengers they were a mixed-up crew,
Church member, atheist, Gentile and Jew.

There were rich men in boradcloth and poor in rags,
Handsome girls and wrinkled hags.

With red men, yellow men, black and white,
All chained together, a fearful sight.

The train rushed on at an awful pace,
The sulphurous fumes scorched their hands and face.

Faster and faster the engine flew,
And wilder and wilder the country grew.Bright and brighter the lightning flashed.
And louder and louder the thunder crashed.

Then out of the distance, there rose a yell
"Ha, ha," said the Devil, "The next stop is Hell."

The, oh, how the passengers shrieked with pain,
And begged the Devil to stop the train.

But he capered about and danced with glee,
And laughed and mocked at their misery.

"My friends, you have paid for your seats on this road
The train goes through with a complete load.

"You've bullied the weak, you've cheated the poor,
The starving brother turned from your door.

"You've laid up told 'til your purses bust,
And given free play to your beastly lust.

"The laborer always expects his hire,
So I'll land you safe in a lake of fire.

"Your flesh will scorch in the flames that roar,
My imps torment you forever more."

The the cowboy awoke with an anguished cry,
His clothes were wet and his hair stood high.

And he prayed as he'd never prayed before
To be saved from Hell's front door.

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