Both Ends Burning - Richard Thompson

Well I bought me a horse with a broken leg

They said that she never could win

Only fit for a bullet, they said

She’ll be coming out of a tin

So I took her home, I fed her on hay

I tied her up with a sling

Well, she just kept howling all of the night

And that’s the reason I sing

Well, Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

That’s how she got her name

Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

I never will sleep again

Ah, Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

That’s how she got her name

Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

I never will sleep again

I took her to the race-track one fine day

They couldn’t believe their eyes

They said, if that nag even stays on her feet

We’re going to give you first prize

Ah, Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

That’s how she got her name

Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

I never will sleep again

O Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

That’s how she got her name

Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

I never will sleep again

She ran so fast that it took my breath

You never did see such a win

But when she crossed that finishing line

I was just too tired to grin

Ah, Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

That’s how she got her name

Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

I never will sleep again

O Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

That’s how she got her name

Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

I never will sleep again