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I'm gonna tell you this story that I once read
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About this cowboy who was a little messed up in the head
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For starters he went by this weirdo name of Odysseus
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Now Odysseus weren't no cowboy name
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But he sure could play that cowboy game
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An' he could rope and ride and he could throw a real mean discus
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Well he was headed home from some far-off land
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Like Mississippi or Texarkana
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He was tryin' to get to Ithaca in New York State
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Met this dude named Poseidon that almost drowned him
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But this chick named Ino came along and found him
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I... I didn't really get that part anyway
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Well he met this girl named Circe, you know
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She was all hot and bothered and ready to go
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She invited all of his friends on over for supper
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Turned his buddies into pigs and that's a fact
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So he made love to her and she turned 'em back
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I guess he was pretty good in the sack or somethin'
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Odysseus, why did you have to go?
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Odysseus, whatever did you know?
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Odysseus was hard, Odysseus was fast
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That cowboy could really kick some ass
[SOLO]
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Well he wasn't really sure which way to head
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So for directions he went to the kingdom of the dead
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I ain't sure were that is but it sounds like Florida
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His mama lived there and she said hi
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He said no mama, I'm here to see this other guy
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She said well, you're a real find son, then, aren't you?
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Finally he found this guy that knew the way
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He said, "Now listen close to what I gotta say
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It's a long hard ride and you probably never even get there
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And all these friends of yours, they're all a-gonna die
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And all you're gonna wanna do is sit and cry?"
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And Odysseus said, "Now, hold up, dude... I make a left where?"
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Odysseus, why did you have to go?
F C G G/A G/A# G/B
Odysseus, whatever did you know?
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Odysseus was hard, Odysseus was fast
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That cowboy could really kick some ass
[SOLO]
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So he packed his bags and he saddled up
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And he was headed out of town past his little club
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And from inside he heard this chick band called The Sirens
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Well he wanted to stay and hear a few
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But his buddies said, "No, man, we gotta move"
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So he threw this big old tantrum then he got on back to ridin'
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When he got home all of these men were there
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Eatin' all the food from his Frigidaire
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And not just two or three, but like forty-somethin'
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They was hittin' on his wife and makin' a scene
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So he killed them all and got away clean
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Didn't even have to do community service or nothin'
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His wife said, "I been so faithful babe?"
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And he said, "Uh..., uh..., me too
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Except for that girl in that cave and a couple more
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And that beautiful woman on that island shore
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Anyways, baby, I been so thankful in my heart"
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Odysseus, why did you have to go?
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Odysseus, whatever did you know?
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Odysseus was hard, Odysseus was fast
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That cowboy could really kick some ass
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That cowboy could really kick some ass
