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GI once G/F#knew a CpoetG, who Clived bC/Before his Dtime
GHe and hG/F#is dog SCpoonerG, who Clistened whC/Bile he Drhymed
EmWords to make ya Bmhappy, Cwords to C/Bmake you FcryD  
GThen one G/F#day the Cpoet GsuCddenlDy did GdieC  G  
BuGt he left G/F#behind a clCosetG, fiClled with vC/Berse and rDhyme
ThrGough some sG/F#trange traCnsaction Gone was
Cprinted C/Bin the TDimes
AEmnd everybody searBmchin for the kiCng of C/BundergrFoundD  
WelGl they fouG/F#nd him dCown in FGlorida, Cwith a
Dtombstone for a cGrownC  G  
CAnd C/Beverybody Dknows the lines
CFrom his C/Bbook that costs D$4.99
CAnd I C/Bwonder if he kDnows he's doin
CQuite this Gfine
CauGse his bG/F#ooks are all best sellCers,G  
his poCems were C/Bturned to soDngs
Had Ghis brG/F#other on a taClk showG, thoCugh they C/Bnever got aDlong
And Emnow he's called BmimmoCrtal, yes C/Bhe's evFen tauF/Eght in Dschool
TheGy say hG/F#e used his CtalGent, Ca mDost pGroficiCent Gtool
But he left all of his royalties, to Spooner his old hound
Growin old on steak and bacon, in a dog house 10 feet 'round
And everybody wonders, did he really lose his mind
No, he was just a poet who lived before his time.
He was just a poet who lived before his time.
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