Della and the Dealer
Hoyt Axton

Submitted By Tiny Man
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It was Della and the Dealer and a dog-named Jake and a cat named Kalamazoo.
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Left the city in a pick up truck, Going make some dreams come true.


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Yeah, they rolled out west where the wild sun sets and the coyote bays at the moon.
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Della and the Dealer and a dog named Jake and a cat named Kalamazoo



[Chorus]
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If that cat could talk what tales he'd tell About Della and the Dealer and the dog
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As well But the cat was cool, and he never said a mumbling word.



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Down Tucson way there's a small cafe where they play a little cowboy tune.
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And the guitar picker was a friend of mine by the name of Randy Boone.


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Yeah, Randy played her a sweet love song And Della got a fire in her eye
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The Dealer had a knife and the dog had a gun and the cat had a shot of Rye.






[Chorus]
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If that cat could talk what tales he'd tell About Della and the Dealer and the dog
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As well But the cat was cool, and he never said a mumbling word.




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Yeah, the dealer was a killer, He was evil and mean and he was jealous of the fire in
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Her eyes. He snorted his coke through a century note and swore that Boone would die.



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The stage was set when the lights went out. There was death in Tucson town.
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Two shadows ran for the bar back door and one stayed on the ground



[Chorus]
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If that cat could talk what tales he'd tell About Della and the Dealer and the dog
             E                                                               A
As well But the cat was cool, and he never said a mumbling word.


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Two shadows ran from the bar that night and dog and cat ran too.
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And the tires got hot on the pick up truck as down the road they flew.


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It was Della and her lover and a dog-named Jake and a cat named Kalamazoo.
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Left Tucson in a pick-up truck gonna make some dreams come true.     Yeah?Yeah




[Chorus]
A                                                         E
If that cat could talk what tales he'd tell About Della and the Dealer and the dog
             E                                                              A
As well But the cat was cool, and he never said a mumbling word.


[Chorus]
A                                                         E
If that cat could talk what tales he'd tell About Della and the Dealer and the dog
             E                                                              A
As well But the cat was cool, and he never said a mumbling word.