Hello, Nebraska! - Goodnight, Texas

Franklin James, Franklin James

He was a child of the plains

His father died while giving birth

His mother lived for chasing trains

He built two tombstones with a saw

Just to fit his ma and pa

Haven’t seen them in many years

Since I’ve been gone from Omaha

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Jimmy Goose, Jimmy Goose

He hit his head, knocked something loose

Ran for office with pocket kings

Got caught with a seven deuce

(He won the election)

Now, I won’t tell you what I saw

Let’s just say he broke the law

Haven’t seen him in many years

Since I’ve been gone from Omaha

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Sally Ann, Sally Ann

She kissed like a girl but cursed like a man

I heard she married very young

To someone in the Klu Klux Klan

But I bet she never told him though

Her first love was with a negro

I wonder what they’d think of that

The thought of loving someone black

And someone black loving you back

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