Bill E. Payne: Music

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about one of my heroes

He wasn't my real grand dad
he just married my father's mom
but he gave me everything he had
that wasn't already tied down

He was a hero in a foreign war
and one in Washimgton D.C.
he carried scars, he didn't know what for
he fought fires to keep us free

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And he sang to me in his rocking chair
when I was just a bot
and he made me feel like I was special
'cause he brought me so much joy, oh yeah

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I remember when I caught that eel
fishin' back on Monroe Bay
I watched him try to clean that thing
it took us almost all the day

There was always something for my pocket
a nickel or a souvenir
I'd take off like a rocket
and show my friends look what I've got here

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And he sang to me in his rocking chair
when I was just a bot
and he made me feel like I was special
'cause he brought me so much joy

and he sang
Old man river, he just keeps rollin'
he just keeps rollin' along