Lyrics

© Paul Francis
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1) HE ARRIVED IN OUR TOWN ONE DAY IN THE FALL
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STANDING SIX FEET SIX MAKING US LOOK SMALL
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SAID PEOPLE WHO KNEW HIM CALLED HIM BIG JAKE
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HE LIVED A LITTLE SOUTH ON CAMERON LAKE
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CHORUS A BADGE HE WORE UNDER HIS VEST
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HIDING IT HE THOUGHT BEST
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HE TALKED TO ALL THE PEOPLE HE SAW
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NOBODY KNEW HE WAS THE LAW ( NOW EVERYONE KNEW)
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2) HE WAS LOOKING TO FIND A WOMAN HE KNEW
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GREY HAIR AND ABOUT FIVE FOOT TWO
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WOULD HAVE ARRIVED A FEW DAYS BEFORE
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AND HE KNEW HER AGE WAS SIXTY FOUR

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3) BUT HIS VEST HAPPENED TO OPEN THAT DAY
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PEOPLE SAW HIS BADGE AND SHIED AWAY
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THEY LIKED THE WOMAN HE WAS LOOKING FOR
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IF SHE WAS IN TROUBLE WOULDN’T SAY MORE ( NOW EVERYONE
KNEW HE WAS THE LAW)
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4) WENT DOWN TO CHECK OUT THE BUS DEPOT
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BOARDING A BUS WAS THE WOMAN HE’D KNOW
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HE HOLLERED “HI MOM -IS THAT YOU?”
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SHE TURNED, HUGGED AND KISSED HIM TOO ( HE WAS HER SON
AS WELL AS THE LAW)