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Easy Come Easy Go

from The Catchpen by John Egenes

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With a halter and a lead rope, I step inside the pen
the young horse keeps an eye on me as I walk about within.
I don’t want to spook the mare, so I keep my eyes turned down
pretendin' I'm more interested in what is on the ground.

I keep my back turned to her, and not a word is said
she finally sidles up to me, I slip the halter on her head
It ain’t just what you do, it’s what you know
It’s easy come and easy go

Livin' in a line shack, forty miles from town
not another living soul nearby, and my pickup truck’s broke down
phone ain’t gonna work out here, the line don’t run this far
barb wire fence is the only thing between me and the northern star

so I saddle up the roan mare, throw my bedroll on for luck
it’s two days ride to town and back, for a part to fix the truck
it ain’t how tall the trees, it’s where they grow
It’s easy come and easy go

Poor man works the vineyard, rich man drinks the wine
Each one knows the other, through the grapes upon the vine
Cowboy works the cattle, horse is always there
Each one knows the other through the saddle that they share

and the moral of this story, if a moral can be found
keep a good horse close to you, when you live this far from town
'cause it ain’t just who you are, it’s who you know
It’s easy come and easy go

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from The Catchpen, track released October 1, 2014
John Egenes: banjo & vocal

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