Why can't a dish break a hammer?
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Why oh why oh why?!
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'Cause a hammer's a hard head.
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Goodbye goodbye goodbye.
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Why, oh why, oh why oh, why?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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Because because because because
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Goodbye goodbye goodbye
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Why can't a bird eat an elephant?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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'Cause an elephant's got a pretty hard skin.
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Goodby goodbye goodbye.
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Why can't a mouse eat a streetcar?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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'Cause a mouse's stomach could never get big enough to hold a streetcar.
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Goodbye goodbye goodbye.
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Why does a horn make music?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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Because the horn-blower blows it.
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Goodbye goodbye goodbye
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Why does a cow drink water?
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Tell me why n why?
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Because the cow gets thirsty just like you or me or anybody else.
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Goodye goodbye goodbye.
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Why don't you answer my questions?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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'Cause I don't know the answers.
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Goodby goodbye goodbye.
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What make the landlord take money?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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I don't know that one myself.
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Goodbye goodbye goodbye.
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Why's there no pennies for ice cream
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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You put all the pennies in the telephone.
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Goodbye goodbye goodbye.
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Why can't a rabbit chase an eagle?
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Tell me why, oh why?
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'Cause the last rabbit that took out and chased after an eagle didn't come
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out so good and that's why rabbits don't chase after eagles that's all I
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know about rabbits and eagles?
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Because because because.
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Why ain't my grandpa my grandma?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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Same reason your dad's not your mommy.
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Goodbye goodbye goodbye.
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Why couldn't the wind blow backwards?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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'Cause it might backfire and hurt somebody and if it
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hurt somebody it'd keep on hurting them
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Goodbye goodbye goodbye.
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Why, Oh Why
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| Woody Guthrie |
