Walkin' Jim Stoltz Just One Mosquito
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Chorus: There was just one mosquito,
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I’m sure you’d be happy to know.
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And I’m really quite glad, You know , it
wasn’t all that bad
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‘Cause there was just one mosquito
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But there were blackflies by the thousands
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And they’d swarm around my head.
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They’d crawl on up my nostrils, At least they were
well fed.
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The no-see-ums and giant horseflies tried to carry me
away,
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But the biggest threat was never met, they never came
into play.
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2) There were rattlesnakes by the dozens,
They’d slither around my feet,
They’d squiggle into my sleeping bag, For an
instant rise in heat.
There were tarantulas and scorpions under each and
every rock,
And every morning I’d start out by shaking them
from my socks.
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3) It was hot and dusty travelin’, a hundred and
four in the shade,
And if I found a tree every 25 miles, I’d think I
had it made.
I had blisters the size of coffee-cups, On each and
every heel.
My face it was so sunburned, It was red as an apple
peel.
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4) There were sandstorms every day, and twisters every
night,
The springs were full of scummy things
And cowflop, what a sight.
There were lightning storms & thunder, Rain, how it
would pour.
And every time a bird flew by, he’d drop me a
something more!
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