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Noon I know that there's more to life than women.
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I just can't seem to figure out what else there is.
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I don't need it every night, every morning would be just fine.
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A little sex, that's all I'm askin' for!
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That's all I'm askin' for!
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Miners That's all he's askin' for!
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Noon Something I can test, a gal would suit me best
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I got a thing to use, I know what to use it for.
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A girl I can love, and kiss, and hold, and fu...
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That's all I'm askin' for!
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Bell Now I don't wanna be rich for the sake of women
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I wanna be rich for the sake of our lord
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Enough to build a church where everyone can come
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Enough for the lord, that's all I'm askin' for
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That's all I'm askin' for!
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Miners That's all he's askin' for!
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Humphrey It ain't a lot to ask
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I'm sure we'll get it fast
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A friend of mine was mining and he made a lot of cash
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He made a gazillion dollars, how is that!
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That's all I'm askin' for!
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Miller (intervenes shouting) He did not make a gazillion dollars!
Humphrey You wanna ask him?! I'll tell you where he lives!
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Miners That's all he's askin' for
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Humphrey That's all I'm askin' for
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Swan We're tired of being sick.
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We're sick of being poor.
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We've had a little luck,
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Now we want a little more.
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Miners Enough so we'd never do anything anymore.
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That's all we're askin' for!
Vamp under dialogue:
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Swan Hey, what about you Mr. Miller, what are you askin' for?
Miller No, no, I don't sing.
Bell Aw come on, if you can talk, you can sing.
Miller I just wanna make enough so I can open up a shop of my own and go on with my family trade.
Bell Well there, that's great. What is it you do?
Miller I'm a butcher.
Noon You're a butcher?!
Miller Yeah.
Verse
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Packer I've never had much in the way of friends or fam'ly.
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My horse is the only pal I've ever known.
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I'd like to build a ranch in the Rocky Mountain air.
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A home for us, that's all I'm askin' for!
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Miners That's all we're askin' for! That's all we're askin' for!
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We're tired of being sick. We're sick of being poor
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We've had a little luck, now we want a little more.
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Noon A girl I can love!
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Bell A church!
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Packer A ranch!
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Miller A store.
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Miners That's all we're askin', that's all we're askin', that's all we're askin' for!
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