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It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails 
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and its worth a bunch of money but it damn sure aint for sale
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the good lord only knows the all the storys it could tell grandaddys gun
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he bought it new out of the sears and roebuck catalog
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and it shot a many shell over the top of an ol bird dog
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and it backed a burglar down when grandma took the safety off grandaddys gun 


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its just a double barrel 12 the stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
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it wouldnt mean what it means to me to no one 
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i can hear his voice when i put it to my shoulder "a guns like a woman 
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son its all how ya hold her" it taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
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and one of these days ill pass it on to my son grandaddys gun

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He handed it to me on the day i turned 13 
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with a half shot box of shells and a kit to keep it clean
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i keep a picture in the case of that sweet ol man and me and grandaddys gun


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its just a double barrel 12 the stock is cracked and it kicks like hell
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it wouldnt mean what it means to me to no one 
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i can hear his voice when i put it to my shoulder "a guns like a woman
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son its all how ya hold her" it taught me a whole lot more than how to hunt
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and one of these days ill pass it on to my son grandaddys gun

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theres a long beard livin on the living room wall that i got with a box call and 
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grandaddys gun 
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theres a shot up stop sign on 49 that me n billy joe took out one night with 
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grandaddys gun
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grandaddys gun
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It sits above the mantle on a couple rusty nails and its worth a 
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bunch of money but it damn sure aint for sale