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From John Mellencamp's album: Trouble No More

Now There^,s a man you^,ll hear about
Most anywhere you go,
And his holdings are in Texas
And his name is Diamond Joe.

And he carries all his money
In a diamond-studded jar.
He never took much trouble
With the process of the law.

I hired out to Diamond Joe, boys,
Did offer him my hand,
He gave a string of horses
So old they could not stand.

And I nearly starved to death, boys,
He did mistreat me so,
And I never saved a dollar
In the pay of Diamond Joe.

Now his bread it was corn dodger
And his meat you couldn^,t chaw,
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Nearly drove me crazy
With the waggin^, of his jaw.

And the tellin^, of his story,
Mean to let you know
That there never was a rounder
That could lie like Diamond Joe.

[Instrumental]

Now, I tried three times to quit him,
But he did argue so
I^,m still punchin^, cattle
In the pay of Diamond Joe.

And when I^,m called up yonder
And it^,s my time to go,
Give my blankets to my buddies
Give the fleas to Diamond Joe
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