Half a mile from the ^Dcounty fair and the r^Cain came pouring d^Gown ^GMe and Billy ^Dstanding there with a ^Csilver half a ^Gcrown ^GHands full of ^Dfishing gear and the t^Cackle on our b^Gacks ^GWe just stood there ^Dgetting wet with our b^Cacks against the f^Gence

^AmOh the w^Dater ^AmOh the w^Dater ^AmOh the w^Dater ^Em D (let ring) Let it run all over me ^GAnd it stoned me ^Cto my soul ^GStoned me just like ^Djelly roll And it ^Emstoned ^Gme ^GAnd it stoned me ^Cto my soul ^GStoned me just ^Dgoing home And it ^Emstoned ^Gme

^GAnd the rain let up a^Dnd the sun came out we^C were getting dry ^{G G}Almost glad a ^Dpickup truck ^Cnearly passed us ^Gby ^GSo we ^Djumped right in and the ^Cdriver grinned and he ^Gdropped us up the road ^GWe looked at the swim a^Dnd we jumped right in not to m^Cention fishing p^Goles

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^GOn the way back home ^Dwe sang a song but our t^Chroats were getting d^Gry G D C . . .G Then we saw the man from across the road with the sunshine in his eyes ^GWell he ^Dlived all alone in his o^Cwn little home with a ^Ggreat big gallon jar ^GThere were bottles too o^Dne for me and you an^Cd he said He^Gy there you are

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