Karaoke Track: Give A Man Enough Rope by Cy Coleman (Pocket Songs) - Karaoke Nerds

Give A Man...
Enough Rope

Words and Music by

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As a kid I tied
Some knots

I learned to
Make a loop

Practiced lassoing
The fence posts

And 'most anything
I found

I even roped
My sisters

If they dared
To come around

This pastime was
My solitary skill

And people asked,

And he can hang
Himself or not

That is the choice
That he has got

Or he could spin
Himself 3 life

That's what
Happened to me

You hand two guys
A pile of dough

One spends it fast
One saves it slow

Because my friend
The world is round

Or so we are told...

A guy could choose
To run a bank

(Another lives to)
(Till the soil)

Or maybe sell
Banana oil

(Banana oil)

(One builds a barn)
(One writes a song)
One digs a ditch

One teaches school

But from the day
I came along

I've always been
A ropin' fool

Instrumental

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(Give a man)
(Enough rope)

(Give a man)
(Enough rope)

Made my speeches
Loved my horses
Loved my family
Spun a lovely ride

Give a man
Enough rope!

Title: Give A Man Enough Rope
Artist: Cy Coleman
Brand: Pocket Songs
Codes: PS1397-20 PSCDG1397-20
Genres: pop, jazz, exotica