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It was a hot Suday morning, middle of July
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The choir was a singin', 'bout the sweet by and by.
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Everybody was a swayin', sweatin' in the heat.
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We all bowed our heads down, as the preacher took his seat
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My sister and my brother stood next to my mother
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In the quiet at the close of the verse
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That's when daddy cut the big one
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verse 2
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My sister rolled her eyes back My brother bit his lip
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My cousin just behind us Whispered, "Hey, who let it rip?
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I stuck my face in my shirtsleeve Stared down at my shoes
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Lord, you could hear a pin dropAs we stood there in the pew
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Heads were turnin', eyes were burnin' Momma stuck her nose in her purse
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After daddy cut the big one
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He cut the big one It was a stinker
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Then he broke the silence With a snicker
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And us kids started laughin' 'Til I thought we was all gonna burst
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After daddy cut the big one
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He said, "The devil made me do it" Momma said it was the liverwurst
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And that's why daddy cut the big one
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