Lyrics

CHORUS: If you're gonna do it man do it right
Stopping half way only serves to whet your appetite
Don't settle for a nibble take a big old bite
If you're gonna do it man do it right

VERSE: When I was a boy
I had a friend named Jimmy used to wait for him to give me a sign
Lord what a joy
With the school bell ringing we're off and swinging our poles and fishing lines
Down by the creek
Gonna catch a little dinner oh my what a winner of a day
Til my knees go weak
From thinking bout my Daddy and just how mad he gonna be and the words he'll say
Then I said Jimmy
Now when it comes to courage I ain't got a whole big bunch
If we left right now we'd be back before lunch Jimmy say

VERSE: Had a little job
It was eleven to seven bout the farthest from heaven I been
There was a man named Bob
When it was money he was after his mind worked faster than a bluegrass mandolin
A gamble or a scheme
He was the first one in it didn't take him but a minute to fall
His money was green
Down to the very last penny he didn't save any and he never won nothing at all
One day I said Robert I been watching you lose your money for a long time
Why don't you gamble one dollar and save the other nine Robert say

VERSE: I met her in the spring
You coulda knocked me over with a feather man I didn't know whether I'd live
Went out and bought a ring
I asked her with a stutter and my heart shook a shutter but her answer was affirmative
So we planned the day
There was a great big wedding and a party that was heading for a brawl
That's when we slipped away
We wasn't looking for a palace just a room near Dallas with a bed a four good walls
And later I whispered in her ear
I said a little out of breath but none the worse for wear
I said Your inventiveness is only matched by your staying power my dear She said


Karl Williams

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