If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)

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Chorus 1:
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If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band.
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That lead guitar is hot, but not for "Louisiana Man".
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So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love" and let's all dance.
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If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band.

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I remember down in Houston we were puttin' on a show
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When a cowboy in the back stood up and yelled, "Cotton-Eyed Joe"!
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He said, "We love what you're doin' but boys don't get us wrong,
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There's just somethin' missin' in your song.

repeat Chorus 1

So we dusted off our boots and put our cowboy hats on straight.
Them Texans raised the roof when Jeff opened up his case.
You say y'all all wanna two-step. You say ya wanna doe-si-doe.
Well, here's a fiddlin' song before we go.

Chorus 2: same as chorus 1, except last line goes:
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...gotta have a fiddle in the band.

repeat and fade