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Recitation:THE OLD MAN WAS COVERED WITH TATTOOS AND SCARSHE GOT SOME IN PRISON AND OTHERS IN BARSTHE REST HE GOT WORKING' ON OLD JUNK CARSIN THE DAYTIMETHEY LOOKED LIKE TOMBSTONES IN OUR YARDAND I NEVER SEEN HIM WHEN HE WASN'T TIRED AND MEANHE SOLD USED PARTS TO MAKE ENDS MEETCOVERED WITH GREASE FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS FEETCUSSING' THE SWEAT AND THE TEXAS HEATAND skeeterzAND THE NEIGHBORS SAID WE LIVED LIKE HICKSBUT THEY BRUNG THEIR CARS FOR PA TO FIX ANYHOWHE WAS VETERAN-PROUD, TRIED AND TRUEHE'D FOUGHT TILL HIS HEART WAS BLACK AND BLUEDIDN'T KNOW HOW HE'D MADE IT THROUGH THE HARD TIMESHE BOUGHT OUR HOUSE ON THE G.I. BILLBUT IT WASN'T WORTH ALL HE HAD TO KILL TO GET ITHE DRANK PEARL IN A CAN AND JACK DANIELS BLACKCHEWED TOBACCO FROM A MAIL POUCH SACKHAD AN OLD DOG THAT WAS TRAINED TO ATTACKSOMETIMESHE'D GET DRUNK AND MEAN AS A RATTLESNAKEAND THERE WASN'T TOO MUCHTHAT HE WOULD TAKE FROM A STRANGERTHERE WERE THIRTEEN KIDS AND A BUNCH OF DOGSA HOUSE FULL OF CHICKENS AND A YARD FULL OF HOGSI SPENT THE SUMMERTIME CUTTING' UP LOGS FOR THE WINTERTRYING' LIKE THE DEVIL TO FIND THE LORDWORKING' LIKE A NIGGER FOR MY ROOM AND BOARDCOAL-BURIN' STOVE, NO NATURAL GASIF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASSIF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY,IT'LL HAIR LIP THE POPEIF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'S A DAMN GOOD JOKEI'VE SEEN THE GRAND OLE OPRY,AND I'VE MET JOHNNY CASHIF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASSRECITATION:MAMA SELLS EGGS AT A GROCERY STOREMY OLDEST SISTER IS A FIRST-RATE WHOREDAD SAYS SHE CAN'T COME HOME ANYMOREAND HE MEANS ITMA J