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My uncle died in a fire on his birthday |
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Redneck that he was, burning trash in the yard one day |
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On the pile he threw an aerosol can of spray |
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And that's how he died in the fire that day |
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Before he retired he was a truck driver |
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He'd be gone through the winters and all through the summers |
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In the winters us kids would order dominoes and watch happy days |
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And in the summer we get frogs at the pond and fry up their legs |
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My aunt still lives there out in ohio |
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I visit her and the autumn air, she makes me smile |
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We remember the story of when I was young |
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Getting stung by a hornet, she caressed my foot, |
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Rubbed baking powder on it |
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I was probably five at their home in Nevarre |
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My cousin's friend was in the yard playing guitar |
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We all gathered round, listened to her play and sing |
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And I fell into a trance and knew that one day I'd do the same thing |
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My uncle died in a fire on his birthday |
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Out by the barn and his old collection of cars |
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Third degree burns, a charred up shovel near his hand |
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My uncle died a respected man |
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I flew out there, I went to his funeral |
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It was stormy that day, the sky was deep purple |
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And babies were crying, kentucky fried chicken was served |
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And that's how he would have wanted it I'm sure |
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And after the funeral out there in Nevarre, |
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They all gathered round when I picked up a guitar |
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They fell into a trance as I sang and I played |
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And outside the frogs croaked and the mantises prayed |
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