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Written by: Shane McGrew

Album: Singin’ Around the Campfire

This page by: Jory W. Blagden

 

 

PAMPAS

 

HE WAS A MAN OF NINETY-TWO AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

WHEN HIS DAUGHTER DIED ONE EARLY SEPTEMBER MORNING

 

HE MADE HIS FAMILY AND DONE IT WELL BUT HE COULD FORSEE AND TELL

THAT HIS LIFE WITHOUT HER WOULDN'T BE THE SAME

 

I SAT THERE AND TIME WENT BY I COULD SEE IN HIS EYES

THAT TIME FOR HIM WAS ALMOST THRU

 

THEN HE DIED ONESUNDAY MORNING BUT WE KNOW THATS WHAT HE WANTED

SINCE HIS LITTLE GIRL HAD PASSED AWAY

 

CHORUS

IT ALL BEGAN IN OKLAHOMA BACK WHEN THE DUST WAS BLOWIN'

AND KNEW LIFE WAS GONNA BE ROUGH ON THE PLAINS

I'D REMEMBER WHEN HE'D TELL ME STORIES ABOUT THE DAYS OF GLORY

AND WHEN LIFE WAS SIMPLE AND FREE

 

THIS MAN WAS MY GRANDMOTHERS DAD AND HE GAVE IT ALL HE HAD

TO MAKE  SURE THE FAMILY WOULD GO ON STRONG AND FREELY

 

NOW ITS UP TO ME TO TAKE THE LEAD AND START A FAMILY

AS HE DID WAY BACK WHEN

 

CHORUS

 

THIS MAN MEANT ALOT TO ME

 

MISSING YOU

 

Ó  Shane McGrew  Ó

 

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