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Sometimes we just don't want to play the hand we were dealt in life.
But sometimes.... maybe that wasn't such a bad deal...

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Poor Boy William was not his given name
His Mama called him Bill but to his father he was shame
He grew up scrawny in the dirt and rocks that was their farm
Under his father's iron fist, each day up before the dawn

When his father died all he left him was the land
In this dust bowl of the southwest where the water tastes of sand
But Bill he'd rather drink than work his fingers to the bone
Like some dusty old homesteader who lives and dies out here on his own

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh

Poor Boy William took his horse to Santa Fe
Looking for a bottle and a Faro game to play
First he bet the horse and then he bet the farm
But he still kept that 38 tucked under his arm

Poor Boy William now lies out in the dirt
The last of his blood running from the two holes in his shirt
He drew his gun in rage like the desperate man he was
But missed his mark so then the dealer laid him down, down into the dust

Poor Boy William now lies beneath the weeds
And the brambles where the rabbits and the wild coyotes feed
Somewhere out beyond the boundary of his farm
That's now called "The Dealers Den" where he they only raise, double down and call...

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from Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and all the days in between, released June 12, 2020
Gallagher - vocals, backing vocals, Norman B20, Blueridge tenor guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica
Nikki Girard - backing vocals

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Gallagher Hudson, Québec

Brian Gallagher (Gallagher)'s 9th studio album and is easily his most introspective and thoughtful. He has a been a finalist in the UK Songwriting contest, the Blues and Roots Canada contest 2020 and a top 10 finish in the 2022 World Songwriting Awards. ... more

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