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The Ballad Of Jim Berry by Jimmy Driftwood
The Ballad Of Jim Berry
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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In the County of Van Buren in the State of Arkansas
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Jim Berry was a teen-aged boy and fancy on the draw, Boys
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Fancy on the draw.
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He formed a vigilante band in eighteen sixty-two
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He fought the desperdidoes and the old Jayhawkers, too, Boys
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The old Jayhawkers, too.
[Verse 2]
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Bill Dark and his big outlaws went a-riding o'er the land
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They stole and robbed, they beat and raped, and they killed a-many a man, Boys
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Killed a-many a man.
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They combed the hills and hollers as they searched both far and wide
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Bill Dark said, "I'm a-gonna to kill Jim Berry and I'm a-gonna tan his hide, Boys
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I'm gonna tan his hide.
[Chorus]
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Jim Berry lay in a holler log, his pistol by his side
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Too young to be in the army and too old to be outside.
[Verse 3]
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It was by an old log cabin on the banks of the Little Red
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Jim Berry killed a hog one day, so the widows could be fed,
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So... .the widows could be fed.
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He was scrapin' on the bacon, not a-thinkin' of defense
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When old Bill Dark came gallopin' up and leaped right over the fence, Boys
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He leaped right over the fence.
[Verse 4]
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Jim Berry ran around the house till he could hardly see
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He said, "If! don't kill Bill Dark, it'll be the last of me, Boys
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Be the last of me.
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He flattened out against the wall, he took a deadly aim
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When old Bill Dark came dashin' around, the bullet found his brain, Boys
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The bullet found his brain.
[Chorus]
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Jim Berry stood there by the shack, his pistol by his side
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Too young to be in the army and too old to be outside.
[Verse 5]
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When old Bill Dark fell to the ground, his men were filled with fright
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They thought that they were in a trap and ran clear out of sight, Boys
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Ran clear out of sight.
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Jim Berry took the outlaw's hat, his powder and his lead
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They fried ham meat and thanked the Lord that old Bill Dark was dead, Boys
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Old Bill Dark was dead.
[Chorus]
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Jim Berry hugged his girl that night, his pistol by his side
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Too young to be in the army and too old to be outside.
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