The Skeleton And The Tailor

The Real Mckenzies

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    there once was a wee laddie-o who lived not so very long ago
    who had a brother with a heart of gold, they soon grew into men
    the younger had never walked, because of this he never had
    the brighter view and attitude, curse to live in a wheelie chair

    days went by, the story goes, they got the gift for making clothes
    shirts and britches, coats and socks, bluses, kilts and hats and socks
    one day after closing shop his brother wheeled him for a drop
    down at the pub when the locals drink, speaking in low tones

    tailor, tailor, all alone in the tavern sewing clothes
    tailor, tailor, don't believe in things that walk at night

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    well he sat there sipping, mended clothes
    listening to those who'd never spent the night
    beside the stone and graves on haunted hill
    he said "Roll me up, we'll make a bet, i'll spend the night all by myself
    to prove there ain't no ghosts that haunt the stones on graveyard hill"

    tailor, tailor, all alone in the graveyard sewing clothes
    tailor, tailor, don't believe in things that walk at night
    believe in things that haunt the moonlight

    well he sat there in the moonlight, he sat there mending clothes
    he was shocked to see a big skeleton standing in the graveyard 10 feet tall
    he tried to kill the tailor, but he glanced him smashing stones
    he took his flight for his life and walked around for evermore

    tailor, tailor, all alone in the graveyard sewing clothes
    tailor, tailor, don't believe in things that walk at night
    believe in things that haunt the moonlight

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