Zebco 33

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Intro 
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I blew out four candles…  on a chocolate birthday cake 
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And daddy took a picture…  the kind you had to shake 
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And I unwrapped Lincoln Logs…  Legos and little trucks 
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And a fishin’ pole from grandpa… wrapped in last months Sears & Roebuck 

 
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He let me ride in the truck bed…  down to the hardware store 
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Where we picked up night crawlers…  hooks and weights and corks 
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Sat in his lap and helped him back… the boat into the river 
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And those things that seemed so small back then… now feel a whole lot bigger 

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Well he answered every question…  one story at a time 
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Pouring out his wisdom…  and untanglin’ my line 
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Sometimes I stop and wonder…  what kinda man I’d be 
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Without sunny honey holes… with grandpa…  and that Zebco 33 


 
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He’d say “Son be patient…  ‘cause the fish don’t always bite 
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Plus it ain’t about what you catch…  just enjoy the peace and quiet 
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‘Cause the years sure go by fast…  so don’t live in a hurry 
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And whenever you got time… I’ll be your fishin’ buddy” 

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Well he answered every question…  one story at a time 
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Pouring out his wisdom…  and untanglin’ my line 
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Sometimes I stop and wonder…  what kinda man I’d be 
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Without sunny honey holes… with grandpa…  and that Zebco 33 

 
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Well old men don’t live forever…  I always knew this day would come 
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So I sit here in his swivel chair…  clickin’ this button with my thumb 
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But I know he’s in a better place…  watchin’ over me 
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Fishin’ our old honey hole…   with that Zebco 33 


 
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Yeah when I find myself struggling… I cast my memories 
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To better days with grandpa…   and that Zebco 33 

Outro 
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My little girl just blew out four candles…  on a chocolate birthday… cake