A
Sister's tell Brother's and Mamma's warn your Men
EA
To keep a heart from breaking in Abilene again
A
There never was a lady so lovely and so mean
EA
As darling Esmeralda the Jewel of Abilene
A
Eyes that shown like emeralds and lips so Ruby Red
EA
She cut me cut me like the diamond and shimmered as I bled
A
There never was a lady so lovely and so mean
EA
As darling Esmeralda the Jewel of Abilene
DA
Alabaster shoulders and curls of river gold
DE
They decorate the maiden with the heart as black as coal-oal
AEA
hoo hoo hooooaah, ooh ooh oohdooodoo
AEA
hoo hoo hooooaah, ooh ooh oohdooodoo
DA
Alabaster shoulders and curls of river gold
DE
They decorate the maiden with the heart as black as coal-oal
A
So Sister's tell Brother's and Mamma's warn your Men
EA
To keep a heart from breaking in Abilene again
A
There never was a lady so lovely and so mean
EA
As darling Esmeralda the Jewel of Abilene
EADA
Oh my darling Esmeralda the Jewel of Abileneeeene hee
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