Key: G
Introduction:
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This here' s a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
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Two young lovers with nothin' better to do
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Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube
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And here is what happened when they decided to cut loose
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They headed down to, ooh, old El Paso
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I swear they ran into a great big hassle
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Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle
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Bobbie Sue took the money and run hoo hoo hoo
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Go on take the money and run
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Go on take the money and run. hoo, hoo, hoo!
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Go on take the money and run
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Go on take the money and run Hoo, hoo, hoo!
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Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas
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You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
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He ain' t gonna let those two escape justice
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He makes his living off of the peoples taxes
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Bobbie Sue, whoa, whoa, she slipped away
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Billy Joe caught up to her the very next day
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They got the money, hey, you know they got away
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They headed down south and they' re still running today
(Singin' )
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Go on take the money and run, Go on take the money and run... (Hoo hoo hoo)
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Go on take the money and run (Aaooh, Lord!) Go on take the money and run (Ooh, ooh, ooh!)
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Yeah, yeah...
(Repeat Chorus)
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Go on take the money and run, yeah, yeah, (hoo, hoo, hoo), Go on take the money and run, (ahooo, Lord!)
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Go on take the money and run, yeah, yeah, hoo, hoo, hoo, Go on take the money and run
(fade out)