He Walked On Water

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1. He wore starched white shirts 
buttoned at the neck,
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and he'd sit in the shade and watch
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 the chickens peck.
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And his teeth were gone, but what 
the heck,
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I thought that he walked on 
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water.

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2. He said he was a cowboy when he 
was young.
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He could handle a rope and he was 
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good with a gun.
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And my mama's daddy was his oldest 
son,--
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and I thought that he walked on 
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water.

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If the story's told,  only heaven 
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knows.
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But his hat seemed to me like an 
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old halo.
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  And although his wings,  they were
 never seen.
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I thought that he walked on water.
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3. Then he tied a cord to the end of
 a mop,
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and said, "Son, here's a pony, keep 
her at a trot."
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And I'd ride in circles while he 
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laughed  alot.
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Then I'd flop down beside him.

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And he was ninety years old in 
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sixty-three
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and I loved him and he loved me.
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And lord, I cried the day  he died,
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'cause I thought that he walked on 
water.

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