Walk A Crooked Mile
2005 Jim Harris & Martha Michael
COME AND LISTEN TO MY STORY
'BOUT A MAN NAMED GREG
HE TOOK EVERY BOOK HE COULD BORROW STEAL OR BEG
HE GOT SO MANY BOOKS, HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
SO HE STORED'M IN THE BOXES HE USED TO HOLD HIS SHOES
(THEY'RE IN THERE, YOU CAN SEE 'EM)
WELL GREG WENT WEST TO THE CITY
BY THE BAY
WALKED A LOTTA CROOKED MILES IN CALIFOR-NI-A
THEN HE HEADED EAST, AND STARTED TEACHIN SCHOOL
BUT HE STILL THOUGHT BOOKS WERE HIS GREATEST TEACHIN TOOL
EVERYWHERE HE WENT, HE SEEMED
TO GATHER BOOKS
HARDBACKS, PAPERBACKS, HAD HIM IN THEIR HOOKS
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY HE WAS A BOOKOPHILE
SO HE OPENED UP A STORE CALLED WALK A CROOKED MILE
(BOOKS THAT IS, HARD COPY, PRINTED WORDS)
WELL THEY FILLED EVERY CRANNY
AND THEY FILLED EVERY NOOK
HE HAD NO ROOM, HE COULDN'T EVEN COOK
THEY FELL FROM THE RAFTERS, THEY TUMBLED ALL ABOUT
THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, THE BOOKS KICKED HIM OUT
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SO HE FOUND ANOTHER HOUSE, NOW
HE LIVES DOWN THE ROAD
BUT HE TRAVELS EVERY DAY TO HIS PREVIOUS ABODE
AND HE VISITS HIS BOOKS IN THEIR CROOKED DOMICILE
A CRAZY LITTLE PLACE CALLED WALK A CROOKED MILE
(UP TEMPO)
HE'S GOT BOOKS ON NATURAL HISTORY, BOOKS THAT'S RIGHT FOR KIDS
BOOKS THAT MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE JUST LIKE YOUR DADDY DID
BOOKS ABOUT GREAT PEOPLE, BOOKS ABOUT UNKNOWNS
BOOKS THAT BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK, WITH HISTORIES OF THEIR OWN
NOW A BOOK CAN MAKE YOU WONDER,
A BOOK CAN MAKE YOU SMILE
AND HELP YOU TO FORGET ABOUT YOUR TROUBLES FOR A WHILE
IT CAN TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY OF ANY GIVEN STYLE
YOU'LL NEVER FIND IT BORING IF YOU WALK A CROOKED MILE
SO IF YOU'RE LOOKIN FOR A BOOK,
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO
JUST HEAD ON DOWN TO DEVON STREET AND GOWEN AVENUE
YOU'LL FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKIN FOR, IT'S THERE IN EVERY AISLE
SO PICK ONE OUT AND TAKE IT HOME AND WALK A CROOKED MILE
AND NOW WE MUST CONCLUDE THIS
TALE ABOUT OUR MODEST HOST
WHO STARTED OUT IN OMAHA AND MOVED FROM COAST TO COAST
HE HELPS US START OUR TRAVELS WITH COFFEE OR WITH TEA
AND HE HAS A FINE LIBRARY RIGHT HERE IN OLD MOUNT AIRY
(Y'ALL COME BACK NOW, Y'HEAR?)
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