At The Abandoned Mine with the Old Prospector Erasmus Sometimes Vlog
Sometimes Vlog has returned here in Joshua Tree national park with our guide, The Old Prospector. Today Erasmus remembers some of the good times, and finds some valuable items out in the desert to share with all of us!
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well hello it's a sometimes Vlog it's a
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well hello it's a sometimes Vlog it's a vlog that happens sometimes greetings to
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vlog that happens sometimes greetings to
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vlog that happens sometimes greetings to you my name's Rasmus although they call
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you my name's Rasmus although they call
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you my name's Rasmus although they call me the Old Prospector and you're out
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me the Old Prospector and you're out
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me the Old Prospector and you're out here with me today in the old west oh
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here with me today in the old west oh
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here with me today in the old west oh we're here today at the Lost Horseman
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we're here today at the Lost Horseman
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we're here today at the Lost Horseman that was one of my original prospecting
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that was one of my original prospecting
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that was one of my original prospecting spots way back when I came out here
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spots way back when I came out here
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spots way back when I came out here alone the people from the town now they
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alone the people from the town now they
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alone the people from the town now they said arasmus you ain't going to find
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said arasmus you ain't going to find
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said arasmus you ain't going to find nothing out there but some Joshua trees
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nothing out there but some Joshua trees
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nothing out there but some Joshua trees and a or rattlesnake well reckon I did
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and a or rattlesnake well reckon I did
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and a or rattlesnake well reckon I did find some more the rattlesnakes or
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two but I also found some Precious
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two but I also found some Precious Minerals the company moved in took over
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Minerals the company moved in took over
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Minerals the company moved in took over the mine took over the operations and
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the mine took over the operations and
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the mine took over the operations and they paid me well I mainly scout out new
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they paid me well I mainly scout out new
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they paid me well I mainly scout out new prospects you know anyhow you can see
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prospects you know anyhow you can see
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prospects you know anyhow you can see this mine's been abandoned for quite
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this mine's been abandoned for quite
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this mine's been abandoned for quite some time so I've just been here trying
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some time so I've just been here trying
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some time so I've just been here trying to fix it up can't reckon what they done
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to fix it up can't reckon what they done
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to fix it up can't reckon what they done to it pulled out all the good metal but
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to it pulled out all the good metal but
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to it pulled out all the good metal but I suppose there's still some value left
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I suppose there's still some value left
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I suppose there's still some value left in it for a prospector to find now
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in it for a prospector to find now
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in it for a prospector to find now originally I called this the Lost mule
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originally I called this the Lost mule
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originally I called this the Lost mule man you see there was an old woman who
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man you see there was an old woman who
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man you see there was an old woman who lived down the hill and I I spoke to her
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lived down the hill and I I spoke to her
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lived down the hill and I I spoke to her and I said I've I've lost my mule she
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and I said I've I've lost my mule she
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and I said I've I've lost my mule she says oh what's your mu I've never heard
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says oh what's your mu I've never heard
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says oh what's your mu I've never heard of such a thing we've got buos here she
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of such a thing we've got buos here she
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of such a thing we've got buos here she was a Hispanic woman you see spoke
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was a Hispanic woman you see spoke
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was a Hispanic woman you see spoke Spanish think she wear from Spain or so
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Spanish think she wear from Spain or so
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Spanish think she wear from Spain or so I says woman a mule is a cross between a
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I says woman a mule is a cross between a
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I says woman a mule is a cross between a jackass and a horse and she says arasmus
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jackass and a horse and she says arasmus
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jackass and a horse and she says arasmus ain't that a
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ain't that a
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ain't that a man I said you got the devil in you
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man I said you got the devil in you
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man I said you got the devil in you woman but anyway she gets to thinking it
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woman but anyway she gets to thinking it
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woman but anyway she gets to thinking it was a horse you see and so they calls it
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was a horse you see and so they calls it
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was a horse you see and so they calls it the Lost horse mine well look at what we
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the Lost horse mine well look at what we
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the Lost horse mine well look at what we have here you see that
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have here you see that
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have here you see that folks some kind of name on I think I
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folks some kind of name on I think I
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folks some kind of name on I think I might put that right into my boat H
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might put that right into my boat H
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might put that right into my boat H supposed I really must apologize for the
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supposed I really must apologize for the
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supposed I really must apologize for the state myself here been a long time since
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state myself here been a long time since
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state myself here been a long time since I had my hair combed and my beard
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I had my hair combed and my beard
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I had my hair combed and my beard trimmed and Lord knows it's been a long
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trimmed and Lord knows it's been a long
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trimmed and Lord knows it's been a long time since you knowing the feel of a
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time since you knowing the feel of a
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time since you knowing the feel of a woman or I mean what it feels like to
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woman or I mean what it feels like to
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woman or I mean what it feels like to talk to a pretty lady oh my sweet s
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talk to a pretty lady oh my sweet s
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talk to a pretty lady oh my sweet s maner quartz that's a good sign look at
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maner quartz that's a good sign look at
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maner quartz that's a good sign look at that well it's finer than the
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that well it's finer than the
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that well it's finer than the ladies finest quart i' ever seen oh we'd
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ladies finest quart i' ever seen oh we'd
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ladies finest quart i' ever seen oh we'd go down into town some nights and
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go down into town some nights and
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go down into town some nights and sometimes we'd have our whiskey and I'd
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sometimes we'd have our whiskey and I'd
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sometimes we'd have our whiskey and I'd go de dancing I was quite a scooty
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go de dancing I was quite a scooty
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go de dancing I was quite a scooty pooter in my time scooty potin is a lost
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pooter in my time scooty potin is a lost
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pooter in my time scooty potin is a lost art you know would you like to see some
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art you know would you like to see some
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art you know would you like to see some dancing oh I can still dance I can still
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dancing oh I can still dance I can still
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dancing oh I can still dance I can still dance mhm square dancing somewhat
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dance mhm square dancing somewhat
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dance mhm square dancing somewhat similar not quite the same but somewhat
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similar not quite the same but somewhat
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similar not quite the same but somewhat similar you could say oh say y'all a
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similar you could say oh say y'all a
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similar you could say oh say y'all a from around here ain't seen women in
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from around here ain't seen women in
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from around here ain't seen women in these parts in a long time oh I don't
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these parts in a long time oh I don't
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these parts in a long time oh I don't think we're allowed to call them women
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think we're allowed to call them women
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think we're allowed to call them women anymore sorry about that I'm getting old
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anymore sorry about that I'm getting old
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anymore sorry about that I'm getting old wait a minute she claim jumping me
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wait a minute she claim jumping me
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wait a minute she claim jumping me personally I was lucky enough never to
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personally I was lucky enough never to
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personally I was lucky enough never to get
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get
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get married no point you know women don't
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married no point you know women don't
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married no point you know women don't like prospecting much it's a dirty
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like prospecting much it's a dirty
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like prospecting much it's a dirty business too many saloons and whouses
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business too many saloons and whouses
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business too many saloons and whouses you see that was my truck done had that
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you see that was my truck done had that
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you see that was my truck done had that and 1910
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and 1910
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and 1910 visited with the stamp Mill dropped a
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visited with the stamp Mill dropped a
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visited with the stamp Mill dropped a load of ore right there near down dir on
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load of ore right there near down dir on
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load of ore right there near down dir on my head and H buuck my H buuck my truck
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my head and H buuck my H buuck my truck
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my head and H buuck my H buuck my truck what's that oh yes there were plenty of
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what's that oh yes there were plenty of
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what's that oh yes there were plenty of gunfights I remember this one time Big
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gunfights I remember this one time Big
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gunfights I remember this one time Big Bill and little Joel were fighting over
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Bill and little Joel were fighting over
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Bill and little Joel were fighting over that pistol in the sloon well you know
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that pistol in the sloon well you know
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that pistol in the sloon well you know what happened threw a rock right at his
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what happened threw a rock right at his
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what happened threw a rock right at his head poor boy never thought it coming
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head poor boy never thought it coming
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head poor boy never thought it coming anyway I can't rightly remember what the
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anyway I can't rightly remember what the
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anyway I can't rightly remember what the young fell handed me this thing or
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young fell handed me this thing or
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young fell handed me this thing or whated me to tell y all but I hope you
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whated me to tell y all but I hope you
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whated me to tell y all but I hope you enjoy a look around my mind suppose if
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enjoy a look around my mind suppose if
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enjoy a look around my mind suppose if the mind is all played out and bellied
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the mind is all played out and bellied
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the mind is all played out and bellied up I'll sell it to a East Coast neob who
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up I'll sell it to a East Coast neob who
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up I'll sell it to a East Coast neob who don't know no better move on by myself a
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don't know no better move on by myself a
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don't know no better move on by myself a genuine Mexican plug ride him on into
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genuine Mexican plug ride him on into
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genuine Mexican plug ride him on into town see if I can meet up with Sil Sally
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town see if I can meet up with Sil Sally
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town see if I can meet up with Sil Sally some of those other fine women must be
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some of those other fine women must be
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some of those other fine women must be around here somewhere if not I'll have
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around here somewhere if not I'll have
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around here somewhere if not I'll have to meet yall further on down the dusty
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to meet yall further on down the dusty
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to meet yall further on down the dusty trail so subscribe and I'll see you all
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trail so subscribe and I'll see you all
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trail so subscribe and I'll see you all Beyond The Sunset goodbye for me the Old
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Beyond The Sunset goodbye for me the Old
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Beyond The Sunset goodbye for me the Old Prospector and if you see me around give
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Prospector and if you see me around give
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Prospector and if you see me around give me a h
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me a h
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me a h all right now you take it easy reing