(Ronnie Lane)
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Well, once I was a stone, many years ago
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Into a pool was thrown, many years ago
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Time went by and the pool ran dry
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Excavated was I, and tempered and beat in the fiery heat
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By the hand of a man, whose name was Dan, Dan the blacksmith
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Well once I was a sword, many years ago
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And my blade was broad, many years ago
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Wore it with pride, and into battle I'd ride, on a warrior side
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And cut my tail, their was loss of my tail
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And soon did rust,corrode to dust, oh my
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Well once I was a daisy, many years ago
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In pastures green and lazy, many years ago
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But I was et by a goat who fell in a moat
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And forgetting to float he sunk like a lead and stayed until dead
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And was relieved to find just how kind it all was
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Well once I was a grub, many years ago
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And I lived in moat bed mud, many years ago
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But on the very first moon, I became a Cocoon
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That resembled a prune, and when the good Lord was done
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In the warmth of the sun, I shed my skins
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And dried my wings and flew away
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Well once I was a bullfrog, had to struggle for survival
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And once I was a carp and lived in waters on the meadow
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And once I was a mynah bird, quoting verses from the Bible
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I said "pretty boy, pretty boy, Saint Luke!"
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[Guitar solo]
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Well once I was a mule, many years ago
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And my master treat me cruel, many years ago
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By by I was sick, so I moved to a kick,
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So I took out a stick, laid it back across my back
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To an almighty crack to his dismay
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I cast away, into the blue
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Then I was born a human baby, many years ago
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I remember I was born unto a lady, many years ago
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All our hopes were piled on the back of a child
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Who turned out to be wild, sent the devil a prayer
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And caused the parson to swear so I took my leave
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To lie and thieve, my way to jail
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Well, I've been a tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor
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Known good times and disaster
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But now I've found a teacher and the teacher has a master
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And the master is perfection, so he'll help us get there faster
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Don't need no proof, 'cause it's the truth, and I'll drink to that!
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Evolution
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Pete Townshend |