by George Frank

Intro
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You can try sneaking around if you like
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By the wharf, or away in the woods
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Poaching at lobsters, and deer and the like
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Doesn't that homebrew taste good?

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You can say you were hiking, pretend that you're lost
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But you'll smell like a drunk in the end
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It's a small town and the word will get round
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That you can be sure, my friend

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You can grow plants in the bush, if you like
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Water them every day
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Pick a nice spot that is just out of sight
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Sunny but out of the way

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Then when the time comes to harvest your crop
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Some kids cut them down in the end
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It's a small town and the word will get round
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That you can be sure, my friend

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You can try cheating on your lovely wife
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There's always a goer around
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Take her out back in the bush, if you like
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Do everything not to be found

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Pants round your ankles, you fumble about
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Wondering how this one will end
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It's a small town and the word will get round
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That you can be sure, my friend

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So I went running as fast as I could
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From the scene of all my crimes
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I imagined a life somewhere else far away
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Hoped I'd fall under the times

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I'd claim I was orphaned and came from out west
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And start fresh all over again
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But in my small town, the word will get round
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That you can be sure, my friend
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Oh that you can be sure my friend