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Dead Horse Trampoline

from Shine by Justin Roth

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(BGDGBD - full capo on 1st fret, drop-D capo on 5th fret)

In a field near town by the old playground lived a red mare
One day word spread that the horse lay dead on the grass there
So little Skeeter and me had to go and see every detail
To the field we sped and pronounced her dead as a doornail
And boys will be boys if you know what I mean
And there was soon to be a dead horse trampoline

Then I did proclaim it would be a shame not to ride her
But from the way she laid there was just no way to get astride her
But then up popped Skeeter with a big idea on the spot there
He climbed up top and he stared to hop on the old mare
He was jumping up and down and giggling
"Yeah, look I'm on a dead horse trampoline"
So I hopped up on and started to sing…hey
Lolly, lolly dead horse trampoline

Giddee up boing boing, giddee up boing boing, giddee up boing
Giddee up boing boing, giddee up boing boing, giddee up boing

Well she swelled so big and she smelled so bad
I couldn't look her in the face 'cause it made me sad
So I just jumped higher, tried to have a good time
You cry your way and I'll cry mine

But then along came Joe and he said, "you know I'm the bossy
So you can both get down cause it's my turn now, you can watch me"
Joe, he jumped so high he let out a cry, "yippee yahoo"
But the mare was so decayed that her ribs gave way…Joe fell straight through
That's what he gets for being so mean
He was a victim of a dead horse trampoline
She was such a pretty filly in a field of green
And then she was a dead horse trampoline
Sorry, sorry dead horse trampoline

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from Shine, released August 20, 2003
written by Christopher Smith - www.christophersmithmusic.com

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