Intro:
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Verse 1:
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I love to hear the sound of a violin
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Mixed up with a steel guitar and accordion
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A drummer doing waltz time
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A singer on guitar
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Cracklin' through on the airwaves
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In this dirty, dusty bar 

Chorus 1:
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Dick Desert and the Shotgun Country Club were playin'
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On the radio today
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Dick Desert and the Shotgun Country Club were singin'
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Country music's here to stay

Verse 2:
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My gal and I make love to Frankie Lane
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Singin' songs of cattle, cowboys, and the open plain
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Marty, Hank, and Jimmy Reeves
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We waved 'em all goodbye
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With a head 'em on up, and a move 'em on out
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To them ghostriders in the sky 

Chorus 2:             
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Dick Desert and the Shotgun Country Club were playin'
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On the radio today
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Dick Desert and the Shotgun Country Club were singin'
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Country music's here to stay

Bridge:
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I said, my sweet petunia darlin',
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I'm just a country kinda hick
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She said,"My dearest darlin'baby,you're my kinda Dick"

Solo:

Verse 3:
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Sunsets on a long and lonely open road
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And rises hours later to a universal code
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The country singer's drivin'
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He's out there headin' home
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I pray for the safe return
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From wherever that Dick may roam 

Chorus 3:
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Dick Desert and the Shotgun Country Club were playin'
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On the radio today
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Dick Desert and the Shotgun Country Club were singin'
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Country music's here to stay 
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Country music's here to stay 
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Country music's here to stay