| Well, we made our way up 99 in the springtime of the year
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| The San Joaquin was all in bloom, and songbirds everywhere
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| We chanced upon a workingman, lying by the road
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| I judged him for a truck driver by the clothes he wore
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| We drew some nearer to him then, inquirin' of his name
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| Well, here’s three little angels come down for to carry me home
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| Then, bear me up to Jesus now, my Savior I shall see
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| You ain’t no regular angels, boys, but that’s alright by me
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| Then Lefty, stepping forward, addressed the dyin' man
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| Saying, We’re no angels, brother, but we’ll do all we can
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| What cowards set upon you, sir, and dealt the fatal blow?
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| We’ll pull out every workingman from here to Ohio
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| It was no vigilante gang, nor ranch-boss thugs this time
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| But the meatloaf special dinner I had on Highway 99
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| A comely waitress served me there, and she cooled me with her fan
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| But fatal meatloaf has struck down this old truck drivin' man
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| Then Lefty reached down in his bag, saying, You ain’t dyin', friend
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| Just take a drink of whiskey now, you’ll feel alright again
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| All through the night we lingered there and passed that bottle round
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| We hauled aboard at sunrise, lit out for Frisco town
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| Now, the workingman must be we’ll warned whenever headlines scream
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| «Your rights must yield, the bombs must fall to save democracy»
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| The flag they fly, their stew of lies served up at votin' time
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| Like poison under the gravy on Highway 99 |