The Man Who Would Never Leave Grimsby

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[Verse 1]
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I was told about a man who would never leave Grimsby
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And that may sound strange
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But his heart was in that town with his friends and his family
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But to make him leave
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Would be pain indeed


[Verse 2]
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Now he could have toured the world, he was highly respected
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But to make him go
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Would be ripping out his heart and leaving him restless
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So to see him play
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Go the Grimsby way


[Chorus]
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‘Cause he has a little love, but he gives a lot of love
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It doesn’t matter where he is
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If you’ve got a little love and you give a lot of love
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It doesn’t matter where you are, it’s up to you
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You could be in Grimsby too


[Verse 3]
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Got a letter from a boy from a village in Kenya
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He was such a fan
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So smitten by the band, they called him the Strawbs Boy
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And that made him proud
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He would play us loud


[Verse 4]
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In the letter Lucky wrote that he’d been to Nairobi
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Which I found quite sad
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Because he said he looked around, but he couldn’t see me
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With a faith like that
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How I wish he had


[Chorus]
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Lucky had a little love and he gave a lot of love
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Didn’t matter where he was
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If you’ve got a little love and you give a lot of love
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It doesn’t matter where you are, it’s up to you
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You could be in Grimsby too


[Verse 4]
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If you ever meet the man who would never leave Grimsby
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Try to make him see
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That the home is in the heart and you carry it with you
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You may never leave
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And your spirit’s free


[Chorus]
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If you've got little love and you give a lot of love
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Doesn’t matter where you are
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So, take a little love and you give a lot of love
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It doesn’t matter where you are, it’s up to you
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You could be in Grimsby too