The Bottomless Lake

	  		


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Here's the story of a man and his family 
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And a b ig trip that they to ok 
Well, I heard all about in a restaurant 
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And I r ead it in a history bo ok 
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They r ented a car at the E rie Canal 
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But the car didn't have no br ake 
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Said Ma to Pa "My G od this car" 
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"Is gonna f all into the Bottomless L ake" 

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Well, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face 
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Said "I've d one something horribly wr ong" 
"Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub" 
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And I th ink I left the kitchen light on" 
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Then I he ard a crash the c ar when splash 
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And the compass rolled around and ar ound 
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Oh, for Heaven's Sake! We f ell in a lake 
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And I th ink we're all gonna dr own 

 
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We are fa lling down 
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Down to the bottom of a h ole in the ground 
Smoke 'em if you got 'em 
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I' m so scared I can ha rdly breathe 
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I may n ever see my sweatheart ag ain 
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There was plenty of food in the backseat 
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And the wi ndows were rolled up ti ght 
So we all nibbled on a chicken leg 
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Told st ories 'way thru' the n ight 
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We ll, Pa told one that he t old before 
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And the baby got a bellya che 
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Said Ma to Pa "My G od this car" 
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"Falling d own a Bottomless L ake" (Repeat Chorus) 

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Poppa played the music on the radio 
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M ama rocked the baby to sl eep 
He said he would've taken the other road 
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But he di dn't think the lake was that d eep 
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Well, if the f erry been there at the end of the pier 
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We'd be half way to Uncle Ja ke's 
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Instead of looking at fish out the w indow I wish 
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We'd hit the bo ttom of the Bottomless L ake 
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'Stead of lo oking at fish out the wi ndow I wish 
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We'd hit the b ottom of the Bottomless L ake (Repeat Chorus) 

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So if you're ever goin' on a big trip 
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Ya be tter be careful out th ere 
Start everything on you good foot 
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And wear clean u nderwear 
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T ake along a Bible in the ba ckseat 
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Read of David and Solo mon 
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For if you make a mistake in the Bottomless L ake 
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You may ne ver see your sweetheart ag ain 
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If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake 
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You may ne ver see your sweetheart a gain 
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If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake 
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You may n ever see your sweetheart ag ain 

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