Greatest Story Ever Told

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Moses come ridin'    up on a quasar.
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His spurs was a-jingling, the door was ajar.
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His buckle was silver, his manner was bold.
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I asked him to come on in  out of the cold.


[Refrain]
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His brain was boiling, his reason was spent.
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Nothing is borrowed, nothing is lent.
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I asked him for mercy, he gave me a gun.
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Now and again these things just got to be done.


[Bridge]
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Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence
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You'd get right to work if you had any sense
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You know the one thing we need is a left-handed monkey wrench.


[Verse 2]
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Gideon come in with his eyes on the floor
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Says, "You ain't got a hinge, you can't close the door."
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Moses stood up a full six foot and ten
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Says, "You can't close the door when the walls caved in."


[Refrain]
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I ask him for water, he poured me some wine
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We finished the bottle then broke into mine.


[Verse 3]
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You get what you come for, you're ready to go
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And it's one in ten thousand done come for the show.


[Bridge]
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Abraham and Isaac digging on a well
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Mama come quick with the water witch spell
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Cool clear water well you cain't ever tell.


[Outro]
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Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence
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You'd get right to work if you had any sense
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You know the one thing we need is a left-handed monkey wrench.