Bull And Barrel

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January/February 1990
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It must have weighed five hundred pounds. I'm a pretty stout guy, but even with my clothes I only weigh two hundred pounds. Well, you can imagine my surprise when I pulled that rope, I lost my presence of mind. I got jerked off the ground so doggon' fast, I forgot to turn loose of the line. Halfway up the side of the barn,
I met the barrel comin' down fast.

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This explains my fractured shoulder 1] In the wreck we had as it passed Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, Not stopping till I hit the pulley Where my hand got all broken and bent. At the same time the barrel hit the ground And the bottom, it split in two. After spillin' them shoes, the barrel in pounds Now just weighed a few. Well, as you might well imagine, I began to plummet to the ground. And halfway down I met that barrel As it sped up from the ground. This accounts for my fractured ankles and knees And the cuts on my legs so deep. But it slowed me down some, and when I hit the ground, I only broke both feet. As I lay there in pain unable to move, I again lost my presence of mind. As I moaned and groaned I forgot myself And turned loose of my hold on the line. The last thing I remember, Before waking up here on this bed, Was that empty barrel falling fast, And heading right straight for my head."

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