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The Ballad of Spanky's Run

Spanky sat in his prison cell rotten

Getting near thirty and all but forgotten

And he thought if I don't cut loose I'm gonna explode

Judges told Spanky he had the devil inside him

Spanky agreed but he was tired of fightin'

And he thought, if I could get loose and find some place to lighten my load

Spanky still rides with his flask at his side

You know I'll tell you the truth

As I grow old the story is still told about the day that ole Spanky cut loose.

He tried once or twice with a file from the shop

And he vaulted the gate with a hand of a mop

The stench from the pit meant the dog always picks up the scent

The fire inside him kept burnin' and pryin'

Spent most of his nights doubled over and cryin'

And he had to be free and it did not much care where he went

Spanky still rides with his flask at his side

You know I'll tell you the truth

As I grow old the story is still told about the day ole Spanky cut loose

Well one night the burning got hotter than hell

And ole Spanky ran faster than a bullet as it fell

They say that ole boy hit them woods like a man straight possessed

Since that day ole Spanky ain't hardly been seen

Most think he went west wiped his record right clean

Well I bet he walks lighter since he wiped his hands of that mess

Well Spanky still rides with his flask at his side

You know I'll tell you the truth

As I grow old the story is still told about the day that ole Spanky cut loose

The day that ole Spanky cut loose

Mike: vocals, guitar Stephen: mandolin John: lead guitar

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