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He was only a lavender cowboy,
The hairs on his chest they were two,
He wanted to follow the heroes,
And do as the he-men do.

Red, green, and many colored hair-tonics
He rubbed on his chest day and night,
When he looked in the mirror next morning,
No new hairs grew in sight.

He battled for Red Nelly's honor
He cleaned out a holdup's nest
He died with two six-guns a-smoking
But only two hairs on his chest.

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from From Over There to Over Here 1 - USA & England, released November 4, 2014
Recorded and produced by Hrvoje Nikšić at Kramasonik studio, Zagreb

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Dunja Knebl Zagreb, Croatia

I have recorded 16 albums of less known or forgotten traditional Croatian folk songs released by different labels as compact discs, 3 of which are on BC. Here you can also find my recordings of folk songs from some other countries I have lived in (free download), some live concerts from the past (free download), and my singer-songwriter album Love Li(v)es. ... more

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