Тональность: Eb major
Verse 1
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Well, I had two weeks
of vacation time coming
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After working all year down at Big
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Roy's Heating And Plumbing
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So one night when my family the I were
gathered 'round the dinner table
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I said, "Kids, if you could go anywhere
in this great big world, now
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Where'd you like to go ta"
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C
They said, "Dad, we want to see the biggest
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D
ball of twine in Minnesota"
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They picked the biggest ball
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D
of twine in Minnesota
Verse 2
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So the very next day we
loaded up the car
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D
With potato skins and pickled wieners,
Crossword puzzles, Spider- Man comics,
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and mama's home made rhubarb pie
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G
Pulled out of the driveway and the neighbors,
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they all waved good- bye
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A
And so began our three day journey
Verse 3
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G
We picked up a guy holding a sign
that said "twine ball or bust"
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He smelled real bad and he
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said his name was Bernie
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I put in a Slim Whitman tape,
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my wife put on a brand new hair net
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Kids were in the back seat
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jumping up and down,
Yelling "Are we there yet?"
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Em
And all of us were joined together
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Bm
in one common thought
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As we rolled down the long and winding
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interstate in our '53 DeSoto
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We're gonna see the biggest ball
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D
of twine in Minnesota
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We're headin' for the biggest
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ball of twine in Minnesota
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Verse 4
Oh, we couldn't wait to get there
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So we drove straight through
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for three whole days and nights
Of course, we stopped for more
A
pickled wieners now and then
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The scenery was just so pretty,
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boy I wish the kids could of seen it
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But you can't see out
of the side of the car
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Because the windows are
completely covered
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With the decals of all the place where
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D
we've already been
Verse 5
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D
There's Elvis- O- Rama,
the Tupperware Museum,
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The Boll Weevil Monument,
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and Cranberry World,
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The Shuffleboard Hall Of Fame,
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A
And The Mecca of Albino Squirrels
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We've been to ghost towns,
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theme parks, wax museums,
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And a place where you can drive
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through the middle of a tree
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D
We've seen alligator farms and tarantula ranches,
E
But there's still one
Verse 6
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Well, we crossed the state
line about 6:39
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And we saw a sign that said "Twine
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Ball exit - 50 miles"
Oh, the kids were so happy the
started singing
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"99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall"
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for the 27th time that day
So, we pulled off the road at the
last chance gas station
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Got a few more pickled wieners and a
C
On our way to see the biggest ball
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D
of twine in Minnesota
C
We're gonna see the biggest ball
G
of twine in Minnesota
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Verse 7
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G
Finally, at 7:37 early Wednesday
evening as the sun was setting
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C
G
In the Minnesota sky
D
Out in the distance, on the horizon,
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it appeared to me like a vision
D
Before my unbelieving eye
I parked the car and walked with awe-
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G
filled reverence towards that
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Glorious huge majestic sphere
I was just so overwhelmed
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G
by its sheer immensity,
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I had to pop myself a beer
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Yes, on these hallowed grounds,
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G
open ten to eight on weekdays,
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In a little shrine under a make- shift pagoda,
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There sits the biggest ball
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of twine in Minnesota
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C
I tell you, it's the biggest
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ball of twine in Minnesota
Verse 8
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C
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Oh, what on earth would make a man
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C
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decide to do that kind of thing?
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C
Oh, windin' up twenty- one thousand,
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D
C
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one hundred forty pounds of string
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What was he trying to prove,
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G
who was he trying to impress
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Why did he build it, how did he do,
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G
it was anybody's guess
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Where did he get the twine,
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G
what was goin' through his mind
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G
Did it just seem like a good
Verse 9
D
Well, we walked up beside it and I
warned the kids
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"Now, you better not touch it,
D
those ropes are there for a reason"
I said, "Maybe if you're good,
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I'll tie it to the back of our car
And we can take it home",
D
but I was only teasin'
Then we went to the gift
shop and stood in line
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G
Bought a souvenir miniature ball of twine,
G
And anything else they'd sell us
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And we bought a couple post cards,
"Greetings from the twine ball,
Wish you were here"
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D
Won't the folks back home be jealous
Verse 10
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D
I gave our camera to Bernie and we stood
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by the ball and we all gathered
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'round and said, "Cheese"
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The Bernie ran away with my
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brand new Insti- Matic,
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A
But at least we got our memories
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Then we all just stared at the ball for a
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while and my eyes got moist,
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But I said with a smile, "Kids,
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this here's what America's all about"
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Then I started feelin' kinda gooey
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inside and I fell on my knees
And I cried and cried
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And that's when those secur
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D
ity guards threw us out
You know,
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I bet if we unraveled that sucker,
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G
It'd roll all the way down to Fargo,
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'Cause it's the biggest ball
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of twine in Minnesota
D
C
I'm talkin' 'bout the biggest ball
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D
of twine in Minnesota
Verse 11
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Well, we stayed that night
at the Twine Ball Inn
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In the morning we were
on our way home again
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But we really didn't want to leave,
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that was perfectly clear
I can tell you're all sad to go"
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Gm
Then I winked my eye and I said, "You know,
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I got a funny kind of feelin'
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We'll be comin' back again
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'Cause I've been all around
this great big world
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And I can't think of anywhere
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D
else I'd rather go to
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Than the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
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C
I said the biggest ball
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D
of twine in Minnesota
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