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Song title: Phil Ochs - The Ballad Of Billie Sol

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Billie sol was a man
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From the giant texas land
D7
He put the chamber of commerce on a limb
G
They voted him the best
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And the government did no less
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Until the i.o.u.s of texas fell on him
C			  g
Stand tall, billie sol, we dont know you at all
D7
Weve taken down your pictures from the wall
G			  c
Well, we dont want to handle an agriculture scandal
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We have got to face elections in the fall

I remember when
Bill had influential friends
He celebrated christmas every day
He filled texas banks with his fertilizer tanks
Influential friends dont die they only fade away
Stand tall, billie sol, we dont know you at all
Weve taken down your pictures from the wall
Well, we dont want to handle an agriculture scandal
We have got to face elections in the fall

The democrats deny
And orville freeman sighs
He said everyone around was fair and square
But he was no more convincing
Than ezra taft benson
As resignations cropped up everywhere
Stand tall, billie sol, we dont know you at all
Weve taken down your pictures from the wall
Well, we dont want to handle an agriculture scandal
We have got to face elections in the fall

And now Id like to say
That crime sure doesnt pay
But if you want to make some money on the sly
Well you can always rent
The u.s. government
Its the best one that money can buy.
Stand tall, billie sol
We dont know you at all
Weve take down your pictures from the wall
Well, we dont want to handle
And agriculture scandal
We have got to face elections in the fall

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