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Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson
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Friedrich Hollaender
Friedrich Hollaender
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Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser
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Joel Coen
Joel Coen
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Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Surly Joe, the gambler, he will gamble nevermore
His days of stud and hold 'em, they are done
It was long about last April he stepped into this saloon
But he never really took to anyone
[Verse 2]
Surly Joe (Surly Joe)
Surly Joe (Surly Joe)
Oh, wherever he's gamblin' now, I don't know (We don't know)
He was slick but I was slicker
He drew quick but I was quicker
And the table stopped his ticker Surly Joe, yee-haw
[Verse 3]
Surly Joe (Surly Joe)
Surly Joe (Surly Joe)
[Verse 4]
Won't be missed by anyone will Surly Joe (Surly Joe)
Human kind he frowned upon but not now his face is gone
Guess your frowning days are done, oh, Surly Joe (Yee-haw)
[Verse 5]
Surly Joe (Surly Joe)
Surly Joe (Surly Joe)
[Verse 6]
I said, beyond the C of Curly Joe (Surly Joe)
He was mean in days of yore
Now they're mopping up the floor
One more sight to make hime sore
Oh, Surly Joe, (Yee-haw)
[Verse 7]
Surly Joe (Surly Joe)
Surly Joe (Surly Joe)
[Verse 8]
Where the rest his face has gone to, we don't know (We don't know)
He was never any fun, now his grumpy race has run
Kisser blown to Kingdom Come, oh, Surly Joe (Yee-haw)
Written by: Ethan Coen, Frank Loesser, Friedrich Hollaender, Joel Coen

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