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Rockin’ Chair (A Cappella / Stripped Down)
The Band
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Hang around, Willie boy
Don't you raise the sails anymore
It's for sure
I've spent my whole life at sea
And I'm pushin' age 73
Now there's only one place that was meant for me
Oh, to be home again
Down in old Virginny
With my very best friend
They call him Ragtime Willie
We're gonna soothe away the rest of our years
We're gonna put away all of our tears
That big rockin' chair won't go nowhere
Slow down, Willie boy
Your heart's gonna give right out on you
It's true
And I believe I know what we should do
Turn the stern and point to shore
These seven seas won't carry us no more
Oh, to be home again
Down in old Virginny
With my very best friend
They call him Ragtime Willie
I can't wait to sniff that air
Dip in snuff, I won't have no care
That big rockin' chair won't go nowhere
Hear the sound, Willie boy
The Flying Dutchman's on the reef
It's my belief
We used up all our time
This hill's too steep to climb
And the days that remain ain't worth a dime
Oh, to be home again
Down in old Virginny
With my very best friend
They call him Ragtime Willie
Would've been nice just to see the folks
Listen once again to the stale jokes
That big rockin' chair won't go nowhere
I can hear somethin' callin' on me
(And you know where I wanna be)
Oh Willie, don't you hear that sound?
(Oh, to be home again
Down in old Virginny)
I just wanna get my feet back on the ground
(Oh, to be home again
Down in old Virginny)
I long to see my very best friend
(With my very best friend
They call him Ragtime Willie)
I believe old rockin' chair's got me
(Oh, to be home again)