Me And My Uncle (Live at the Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, 2/18/71)

Well, me and my uncle went riding down
South Colorado, west Texas bound
We stopped over in Santa Fe
That being the point just about halfway
And you know it was the hottest part of the day

Well, I took the horses up to the stall
Went to the barroom, ordered drinks for all
Well, three days in the saddle, know my body hurt
It being summer, I took off my shirt
Then I tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt

West Texas cowboys, they's all around
With liquor and money, they low it down
So soon after payday, know it seemed a shame
You know my uncle, he starts a friendly game
Hey-now, high-low jack and the winner take the hand

My uncle started winning, cowboys got sore
One of them called him, and then two more
Accused him of cheating, well, oh no, it couldn't be
I know my uncle, he's as honest as me
Hey-now, I'm as honest as a Denver man can be

One of them cowboys, he starts to draw
Shot him down, Lord, he never saw
Shot me another, well, hot damn, he won't grow old
In the confusion, my uncle grabbed the gold
Hey-now, we high-tailed it down to Mexico

I love those cowboys, I love their gold
Love my uncle, God rest his soul
He taught me good, Lord, taught me all I know
Taught me so well, well, I grabbed that gold
And I left his dead ass there by the side of the road

Ah, folks, we're gonna take a short break (yeah)
We're gonna take a break (come back and purp a while)
And we'll be back
That's right, we're gonna take a break and you can watch our dust
Ah, you guys can, ah
You can take a break, too (whoop it up, now)
Boogie all night long
Everybody gets to take a break