Тональность: A major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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and my son of only fourteen
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A finer young gentleman
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you've never seen
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We went out walking on Easter Eve
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Just to pass some time
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together
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Verse 2
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Well he asked me some questions
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of things that I'd done
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But I kept it good natured,
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we were just having fun
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everything under the sun
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And the Easter bells were chiming
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Verse 3
So we walked
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for a while into a cafe we went
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For we were hungry from
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We carried no malice or any contempt
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And both our hearts were shining
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Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Well we weren't there long
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before my kid said hey
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There's a man over there and
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he's looking our way
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Pay no attention I said to the lad
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Let's just mind our own
business this evening
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Verse 5
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Well the man approached said
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what are you staring at
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And that if we didn't stop gawking
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he'd take us out back
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And teach us some manners,
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it was simple as that
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Keep your eyes to yourselves,
Verse 6
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So I looked up and said why
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don't you just sit down
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You're walking here, sir,
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There's nobody gawking or
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And you're alarming all of the patrons
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Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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Well I guess that I should
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n't have said that
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Cause he raised his voice said
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And with that he gave my
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kid's head a snap
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And said come and get what
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Verse 8
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Well my son stood up and hit him a lick
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And I tried to stop him but it
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Then he smashed the man's
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head down in the deck
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He was giving that fella a beating
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Verse 9
But the man reached down
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pulled out a small gun
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And he pointed it straight
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at the head of my son
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But with a longneck bottle
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the kid slashed at his jaw
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And the pistol fell down on the table
Interlude 3
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Verse 10
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Well thank God the cops came
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and broke up the brawl
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There was blood on the ceiling
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and blood on the wall
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I said to my son you know
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you don't win 'em all
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This has sure been one
Verse 11
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He said you know Dad I
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never even saw that gal
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But I wasn't going to stand
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for him threatening us now
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And I hope you forgive me
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Here on Easter evening
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Verse 12
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Well they arrested us all
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and took us to jail
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But ten minutes later we
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were all out on bail
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And the wife of the man
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came up to my son
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And said thank you young man
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for what you have done
Verse 13
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You know my husband is
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jealous and very cruel
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And whenever we're out he
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always acts like a fool
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And I'm gonna quit him now
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that they got him locked up
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And I hope to hell that he will rot
Interlude 4
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Verse 14
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Well me and my son of only fourteen
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A finer young gentleman
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We went out walking one Easter eve
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And left with that man's wife that
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evening
Outro 1
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