John Prine - The bottomless lake

^GHere's the story of a man and his family And a b ^Dig trip that they to ^Gok Well, I heard all about in a restaurant And I r ^Aead it in a history bo ^Dok They r ^Cented a car at the E ^Grie Canal But the car didn't have no br ^Cake Said Ma to Pa "My G ^God this car" "Is gonna f ^Dall into the Bottomless L ^Gake"

^GWell, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face Said "I've d ^Done something horribly wr ^Gong" "Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub" And I th ^Aink I left the kitchen light ^Don" Then I he ^Card a crash the c ^Gar when splash And the compass rolled around and ar ^Cound Oh, for Heaven's Sake! We f ^Gell in a lake And I th ^Dink we're all gonna dr ^Gown

We are fa ^Dlling down Down to the bottom of a h ^Gole in the ground Smoke 'em if you got 'em I' ^Cm so scared I can ha ^Grdly breathe I may n ^Dever see my sweatheart ag ^Gain ^CPlay once after first verse ^{G D G}

^GThere was plenty of food in the backseat And the wi ^Dndows were rolled up ti ^Gght So we all nibbled on a chicken leg Told st ^Aories 'way thru' the n ^Dight We ^Cll, Pa told one that he t ^Gold before And the baby got a bellya ^Cche Said Ma to Pa "My G ^God this car" "Falling d ^Down a Bottomless L ^Gake" (Repeat Chorus)

^GPoppa played the music on the radio M ^Dama rocked the baby to sl ^Geep He said he would've taken the other road But he di ^Adn't think the lake was that d ^Deep Well, if the f ^Cerry been there at the ^Gend of the pier We'd be half way to Uncle Ja ^Cke's Instead of looking at fish out the w ^Gindow I wish We'd hit the bo ^Dttom of the Bottomless L ^Gake 'Stead of lo ^Coking at fish out the wi ^Gndow I wish We'd hit the b ^Dottom of the Bottomless L ^Gake (Repeat Chorus)

^GSo if you're ever goin' on a big trip Ya be ^Dtter be careful out th ^Gere Start everything on you good foot And ^Awear clean u ^Dnderwear T ^Cake along a Bible in the ba ^Gckseat Read of David and Solo ^Cmon For if you make a mistake in the Bottomless L ^Gake You may ne ^Dver see your sweetheart ag ^Gain If you sh ^Could make a mistake in the Bot ^Gtomless Lake You may ne ^Dver see your sweetheart a ^Ggain If you sh ^Could make a mistake in the Bot ^Gtomless Lake You may n ^Dever see your sweetheart ag ^Gain