Point Your Wagon Tongue Red Steagall
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I hired on with col. Slaughter, driving steers to Abi lene
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Green and wet behind the ears, a kid of seven teen
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Though I was raised in Texas, I was not a seasoned hand
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So I got the job of hoodilum, the coosies right hand man
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On the llano estecato, all you see is endless plains
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You dread the sound of thunder, theres no shelter from the rain
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Now the coosie did a strange thing, when the evening meal was
done
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He'd wait until the stars come out, then move the wagon tongue
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He said there ain't no landmarks on these wide and rollin plains
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There ain't no trees or mountains, so each day it looks the same
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But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
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If you'll always point the wagon tongue, toward that ol' north
star
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Out along the Cimarron, one cold and stormy night
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I watched the cattle stampede, through the lightnings eerie light
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Took several days to round em up, get em settled down
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And we followed in the wagon, through the soft and muddy ground
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As we pushed the herd across the plains, we had no way to know
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That we had drifted way of course, towards New Mexico
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But the night the stars came out, his theory stood the test
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Abilene's up north of us, but we were headed west
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He said there ain't no landmarks on these wide and rollin plains
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There aint no trees or mountains, so each day it looks the same
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But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
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If you'll always point the wagon tongue toward that ol' north
star
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My life has been a full one, my hair is turnin gray
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And I've seen a lot of sunshine, but I've seen some cloudy days
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For a while I wondered aimlessly and I still wear the scars
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Of when I didn't point my wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star
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Cause life is like a grassy sea, the trail ain't always plain
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One may lead to pleasure and another lead to pain
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But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
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If you'll always point your wagon tongue, toward that ol' north
star
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Yes you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
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If you'll always point your wagon tongue, toward that ol' north
star