Paul Brown Petty

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Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man
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You felt a little better when he shook your hand
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Let me tell you a little 'bout him and you'll understand
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Why Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man
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He grew up in the depression and he fought in the war
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He never talked too much about the other shore
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But he was real good-looking in his uniform
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Officer Petty in '44

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And you might say, hey, what's so great
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Sounds like a simple man
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He wasn't rich or famous but to me
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He sure was grand
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He married a girl from down the street
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Built her a house down by a creek
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One girl, two boys, five mouths to feed
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Paul Brown Petty built a family
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He opened a shop down on the square
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He'd set you on up in his barber chair
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Get a summertime buzz or a real close shave
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Get you all cleaned up, send you on your way

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And you might say, hey, what's so great
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Sounds like a simple man
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He wasn't rich or famous but
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To me he sure was grand
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He was a Cumberland Presbyterian
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He went up to meet his maker in '91
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Sometimes when I talk about him, I get sad
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You see, Paul Brown Petty was my granddad

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His courage runs down in my blood
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His kindness in my eyes
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If you can see a man in me
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He's the reason why
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Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man
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You felt a little better when he shook your hand
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And if you could've known him, you'd understand
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Why Paul Brown Petty was a good ol' man

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