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Mason's Children (1970)
Grateful Dead
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Mason died on Monday
We bricked him in the wall
All his children grew and grew
They never grew so tall before
They may never grow so tall again
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We dug him up on Tuesday
He hardly aged a day
Taught them all he ever knew
They never knew so much before
They may never know so much again
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Mason was a mighty man
Mighty man was he
Always said, "When I'm dead and gone
Don't you weep for me"
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The wall collapsed on Wednesday
We chalked it up to fate
All his children ran and hid
They never hid so well before
Swore they'd never show their face again
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Thursday came and Friday
The fires caught him writin'
Mason's children cooked the stew
And cleaned up when the feast was through
Swore they'd never had such times before
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Take me to the repo man
Pay back what is owed
If he's in some other land
Write it off as stole
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