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Tom Russell

Thomas George "Tom" Russell (born March 5, 1947/1948[dubious – discuss]) is an American singer-songwriter. Although most strongly identified with the Texas Country music tradition, his music also incorporates elements of folk, Tex-Mex, and the cowboy music of the American West. Many of his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Johnny Cash, k.d. lang, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Jason Boland, Nanci Griffith, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Iris Dement, Dave Alvin, and Suzy Bogguss. Tom has also done collaborative work with renowned cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski. They have worked together on a few songs which have appeared in Tom's works over the years. more »

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1997

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Here's mud in yer eye 
You've been lost in the desert 25 years or more 
Ah yer whiskey streams And yer gold field dreams 
Well Lady Luck won't let you dark her door 
And they tell me your a ghost of a man Lord, 
I believe it's true 
And they say you had a woman once 
But she turned her back on you

You old gold minin' hobo 
Dry well desert rat Alkali

Put the bacon on to fry 
Well, the sun's comin' up and the mule's waitin' for his grain 
Just a one room shack By the Santa Fe track 
It's an old lick of earth 
That's screamin' for a drop of rain 
And there's a time for work 
And a time for play 
And a time for lyin' down 
And the road might lead to the rainbow's end 
A dusty old desert town

You old gold minin' hobo 
Dry well desert rat Alkali

Alkali, there's a buzzard in the sky 
And he's a-countin' his chances on a-pickin' your skinflint bones 
Ah, raise your hand 
Throw a curse on the land 
They're gonna find you one day 
Lyin' 'neath an unmarked stone 
Well the desert is a lonely place 
For a man to lose his head 
They tell me when you start to talkin' to yourself 
Lord, you might as well be dead

You old gold minin' hobo 
Dry well desert rat Alkali

Alkali Alkali 
You old gold minin' hobo 
Dry well desert rat Alkali

Alkali Alkali 
You old gold minin' hobo 
Dry well desert rat Alkali

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