I rode into town on a donkey
Hurtin’ for some midnight honky-tonky
I hitched my ride and splashed the spittoon
And swung on in to the ol’ saloon
The piano paused upon my arrival
The narrator introduced my rival
The B-acting Barrel Flynn
Aw, just my luck, I’m living in a…
Straight to VHS Western
I’m a living in a
Straight to VHS Western
And life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb
Life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb
Life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb
Life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb
He smashed his bottle, stomped and screamed
“Why, that’s the S-O-B who stole me Caroleena!”
They drug me out by the lasso
And dropkicked me back to El Paso
Straight to VHS Western
I’m a living in a
Straight to VHS Western
And life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb
Life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb
Life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb
Life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb
The plot proceeded to get quite murky
Something about a cactus and a wild turkey
A coyote yelped at the moon
And the credits won’t keep rolling so soon
Straight to VHS Western
I’m a living in a
Straight to VHS Western
And life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb
Life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb
Life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb
Life is dumb
Dumb, dumb, d-dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb
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