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In a street of many colors
Dripping rain and running water
Galli said to Mr. Troster
"Have you found your seven sons?"
Yes I have for that conclusion
He was suffering from delusion
From an honorable institution
And he came very close to losing
And I know the one that's choosing
Any name you've been perusing
And he walked down in the gardens said to prosper
And you take his hand when he starts crying
'Cause he's lost his band from too much flying
In his manhole covered wagon in the morning, yeah
So now Fanny is resting easy
On a crocheted quilt in town
Making love to Johnny Colter
In his home outside the sound
And they're thinking of creation
With their gathering elation
So to populate the nation
With a thought to emancipation
And a silent exclaimation
To its current constipation and its debts
They're against Malaysian kind of thinking
And you take his hand when he starts crying
'Cause he's lost his band from too much flying
In his manhole covered wagon in the morning
Then he spoke to all his children
Said "We're building up the brawl"
Just you keep your fists from flying
In its holographic cause
And bring your love and guitars
While we sit and count the stars
And talk about faith among us
Without visiting any bars
Mr. Troster replies to Galli
"Among the bright and heavy cars
And the truth about life among us
That it's trying very hard"
And you take his hand when he starts crying
'Cause he's lost his band from too much flying
In his manhole covered wagon in the morning, yeah
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Shawn Phillips

Shawn Phillips

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"Man Hole Covered Wagon" appears on "Contribution".

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