IN A RANCH PILOT'S PRAISE: MY DAD...are lyrics for my Dad...fortunately I appreciated him, and he, me, for most of our lives together on this planet...I miss him, and always will...he was one of those Large Influences....

IN A RANCH PILOT'S PRAISE: MY DAD

My Dad rowed a barrel down some Louisiana river once't
With his brother Charles jus' like it was some boat -
An' he climbed up upon a horse that was so wild once't:
It bucked him unconsious cuz it'd never been broke...

Yep, he was a wild youngun - and he even rode a motorbike -
He kissed all the girls around and made 'em cry...
But my Dad crooned songs sweeter than ol Blue Eyes -
Made your dance-toes tap to the tunes he sung by....

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CHORUS

I ain't sayin that my Dad was all perfect
But I won't be saying that he was a'tall bad
He was a Dad jus' Bigger than Life was
Around My Dad: you jus' couldn't be sad
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My mama would say that I was jus' like him
An' she didn't mean that pretty or even very kind -
My Dad was such a wild one with his drinkin' and his runnin' 'round:
Couldn't fault her much for havin' black thoughts on her mind

But he could be a lovin' man - and he worked hard - and
He could joke and dance and make a party Cajun-light -
An' he could ride a horse so sweet - and make you feel his pride in you -
And he could make a home feel safe at night...

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CHORUS
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My Dad was a Son of the Revolution - and he was
A Son of the Confederacy, true - and: an Officer Pilot in the
US Navy: all the way through the Second World War -
Korea times,too....

My Dad was an active Vet - and 'sponsored' in the AA -
They all came to his Funeral salutin' his goodbye...
An' when they played 'Amazin' Grace' - a song he really
Liked alot: I must say: there weren't even one dry eye...
There wasn't even one dry eye....
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