| He had plastic bags wrapped 'round his shoes
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| He was covered with the evening news
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| Had a pair of old wool socks on his hands
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| The bank sign was flashin' 5 below
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| It was freezing rain and spittin' snow
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| He was curled up behind some garbage cans
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| I was afraid that he was dead, I gave him a gentle shake
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| When he opened up his eyes, I said, «Old man are you OK?»
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| He said, «I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree
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| I was runnin' from some honey bees
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| Drip-dryin' in the summer breeze
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| After jumpin' into Calico creek
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| I was walkin' down an old dirt road
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| Past a field of hay that had just been mowed
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| Man I wish you’d just left me alone
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| 'Cause I was almost home»
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| Then he said, «I's just comin' 'round the barn
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| 'Bout the time you grabbed my arm
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| When I heard mama holler, «Son, hurry up»
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| I was close enough for my old nose
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| To smell fresh cobbler on the stove
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| And I saw daddy loadin' up the truck
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| Cane poles on the tailgate, bobbers blowin' in the wind
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| Since July of '55, that’s as close as I’ve been"
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| «Yeah, I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree
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| I was runnin' from some honey bees
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| Drip-dryin' in the summer breeze
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| After jumpin' into Calico creek
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| I was walkin' down an old dirt road
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| Past a field of hay that had just been mowed
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| Man, I wish you’d just left me alone
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| I was almost home»
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| I said ,"Old man you’re gonna freeze to death
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| Let me drive you to the mission"
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| He said, «Boy, if you’d’ve left me alone
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| Right now I’d be fishin'»
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| «I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree
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| I was runnin' from some honey bees
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| Drip-dryin' in the summer breeze
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| After jumpin' into Calico creek
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| I was walkin' down an old dirt road
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| Past a field of hay that had just been mowed
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| Man, I wish you’d just left me alone
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| 'Cause I was almost home» (Almost home)
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| Man I wish you’d just left me alone
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| I was almost home |