| Jesus christ was born like me in a stable
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| His mom and dad did all that they were able
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| How did they know which way he’d turn
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| Didn’t want to get their fingers burned
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| To take which path from right or wrong
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| He picked right and I picked wrong
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| I see myself swinging in the gentle breeze
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| Remembering girls and the way they teased
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| Mama and papa saying this I tell
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| We loved you boy but you’re going to hell
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| Roll the devils dice — no second chance
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| Roll the devils dice — I did the dead-mans dance
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| I did the dead-mans dance
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| Ever since nine I was juvenile
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| Stealing from pa — did petty crime
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| Officer said for me no hope
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| The only good thing for yous a rope
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| Left me danging high and dry
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| They picked my bones and the crows took flight
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| I see myself swinging in the gentle breeze
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| Remembering girls and the way they teased
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| Mama and papa saying this I tell
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| We loved you boy but you’re going to hell
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| Roll the devils dice — my turn to cast
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| Roll the devils dice — and I got the six
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| Roll the devils dice — all three of them
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| Roll the devils dice — roll the devils dice
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| So here I am on judgement day with angels
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| The lord jesus is reckoning the tables
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| He said I know you, didn’t take you long
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| Been bad down there, didn’t string along
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| You know which way the righteous choose
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| Gonna swing you high from the reapers noose
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| Roll the devils dice — no second chance
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| Roll the devils dice — I did the dead-mans dance
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| Roll the devils dice — my turn to cast
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| Roll the devils dice — roll the devils dice
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| I did the dead-mans dance |