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The Ballad Of Eugene Pratt

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EmWhen I was just a young boy, on the Cokalhoma plains
EmI tried to keep my shoes shined, tried to kCeep a clean name
GWay over Ftown, lived a Cboy named Eugene Pratt
And Emwe weren’t allowed to Dtalk to him, say Chi and none of that no no
EmI went off to school, Eugene sat right Cin front of my desk
EmThe kids they made fun of him, cause CGene was such a mess Lord
But Goh, he worked Fhard, and he Ctook home a mess of good grades
EmAnd when it came time for him to go to Dbig school, EuCgene went far away
Cause that’s the Dway it Emwas, Dand that’s the way it Cis
And that’s the Dway it Emwas, Dand that’s the way it Cis
EmI went off to college, got myself a Cjob in the campus store
EmBut in the meantime, Gene spent his time Cwritin’ bout the world and war
GI didn’t understFand, all the Cthings he was talkin about
So my Emfriends and me from that old Dfraternity, got Cdrunk and blocked it all out (Yes we did)
EmAnd then we graduated, lost our defCerence, our excuse.
EmAnd the man said, come here boys, gonna Cput your education to a good use
GWent down to the drFaft board, saw EugCene lookin’ alive and well
EmBut when it came time to put his nDame on the line, he tCold them boys to go to hell (Yes he did)
EmEugene was by far the smartest, the most concCerned with humanity
EmBut it was him they took, far away, and stCuck in a penitentiary lordy
GI can’t help but woFnder, if we’d alCl stand up like him
EmThen there’d be no one to caDrry those damn guns for something noCbody believes in
But that ain’t the wDay it wEmas, Dthat ain’t the way it iCs
That ain’t the wDay it wEmas, Dthat ain’t the way it Cis
That ain’t the wDay it wEmas, Dthat ain’t the way it Cis
That ain’t the wDay it wEmas, Dthat ain’t the way it Cis

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The Ballad Of Eugene Pratt

by Mason Proffit

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Em C

When I was just a young boy, on the okalhoma plains

Em C

I tried to keep my shoes shined, tried to keep a clean name

G F C

Way over town, lived a boy named Eugene Pratt

Em D C

And we weren’t allowed to talk to him, say hi and none of that no no

Em C

I went off to school, Eugene sat right in front of my desk

Em C

The kids they made fun of him, cause Gene was such a mess Lord

G F C

But oh, he worked hard, and he took home a mess of good grades

Em D C

And when it came time for him to go to big school, Eugene went far away

D Em D C

Cause that’s the way it was, and that’s the way it is

D Em D C

And that’s the way it was, and that’s the way it is

Em C

I went off to college, got myself a job in the campus store

Em C

But in the meantime, Gene spent his time writin’ bout the world and war

G F C

I didn’t understand, all the things he was talkin about

Em D C

So my friends and me from that old fraternity, got drunk and blocked it all out (Yes we did)

Em C

And then we graduated, lost our deference, our excuse.

Em C

And the man said, come here boys, gonna put your education to a good use

G F C

Went down to the draft board, saw Eugene lookin’ alive and well

Em D C

But when it came time to put his name on the line, he told them boys to go to hell (Yes he did)

Em C

Eugene was by far the smartest, the most concerned with humanity

Em C

But it was him they took, far away, and stuck in a penitentiary lordy

G F C

I can’t help but wonder, if we’d all stand up like him

Em D C

Then there’d be no one to carry those damn guns for something nobody believes in

D Em D C

But that ain’t the way it was, that ain’t the way it is

D Em D C

That ain’t the way it was, that ain’t the way it is

D Em D C

That ain’t the way it was, that ain’t the way it is

D Em D C

That ain’t the way it was, that ain’t the way it is

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