| Long John was the youngest horse and Molly was the old.
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| Molly was an old grey mare and he was a stallion bold, oh, Lordy,
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| he was a stallion bold.
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| Long John said to Molly, «You're runnin' your last race
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| 'Cause when I turn my head around I’m gonna see your face, old gal,
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| I’m gonna see your face.»
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| Molly said to Long John, «Don't take me for a fool.
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| If you didn’t cut your ears and tail, I’d think you were a mule (Yeah!
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| ) I’d think you were a mule.»
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| Long John, he got mad, oh, Lord, and shook his wooly mane.
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| «Last time that I run, old girl, I beat the Memphis train. |
| I beat the Memphis
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| train.»
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| (Chorus)
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| See them waitin' on the track. |
| The man, he hollered, «Go!»
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| Long John runnin' fast, Lord, Molly runnin' slow. |
| Molly runnin' slow.
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| Long John said to Molly, «Take a last look at the sky.
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| 'Cause baby when I pass you by, my dust’s gonna blind your eye, oh, Lord,
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| my dust’s gonna blind your eye.»
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| Run, Molly, run. |
| Look out for the turn, oh, Lordy, Lordy, here she comes!
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| Long John beatin' Molly. |
| Wait, what do I see?
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| Molly passin' Long John. |
| Molly runnin' free, oh, Lordy, Molly runnin' free.
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| Run Molly, run (oh Molly). |
| Run Molly, run. |
| Put old Long John out to stud and
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| let old Molly run! |