Our Whole World

My Grandfathers Clock

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My Grandfather's clock was too tall for the shelf
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So it stood ninety years on the floor
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It was taller by half than the old man himself,
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But it weighed not a penny weight more
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It was bought on the morn of the day he was born
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And was always his pleasure and pride

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But it stopped short never to go again
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When the old man died
 
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 Ninety years without slumbering  tick tock tick tock

 its life seconds numbering  tick tock tick tock

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But it stopped short never to go again
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When the old man died
 

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In childhood and manhood, the clock seemed to know
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And to share both his grief and his joy
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For it struck twenty-four as he entered through the door,
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With his blushing and beautiful bride,

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But it stopped short never to go again
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When the old man died
 
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 Ninety years without slumbering  tick tock tick tock

 its life seconds numbering tick tock tick tock

           D            A7    D                   G
But it stopped short never to go again
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When the old man died