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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
I have never heard of it... But I have heard of Shel Silverstein.
45,346 posted on 12/04/2002 7:39:03 PM PST by carton253
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To: carton253
Bobby Bare is a country singer, the live version of the song he did is a lot of fun... anyway, it's about a guy who tries to pick a barfight with a well-known "winner"... the last two stanzas are:

Now, you remind me a lot of my younger days with your knuckles clenchin' white.
But, boy, I'm gonna sit right here and sip this beer all night.
And if there's somethin' you gotta prove by winnin' some silly fight,
Well, OK, I quit, I lose, son, you're the winner."

So I stumbled from that barroom not so tall and not so proud,
And behind me I could hear the hoots of laughter from the crowd.
But my eyes still see and my nose still works and my teeth are still in my mouth.
And y'know...I guess that makes me...a winner.

45,354 posted on 12/04/2002 7:54:20 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear
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