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Barlow Chapin

Porter Wagoner

© Porter Music, BMI

Barlow Chapin was a big man
Barlow Chapin was a real man
When he'd play ball the girls would scream
If the boys complained he'd whip the whole team
Barlow Chapin was a big man

Barlow Chapin was a big man
Not an ounce of fat was on his bones
Just hard muscles made him strong
His waist was only about thirty inches around
But he stood 6-4 and weighed about 220 pounds
Barlow Chapin was a big man

Born and raised in the Ozark Hills
In the land of the mountains and corn liquor stills
He started datin' a girl when he was fifteen
Her name was Debbie the high school queen
Debbie was the prettiest girl in school
But for another boy to look at her would've had to be a fool
Cause she was Barlow's girl that was understood
For he'd whip the whole class and I'll name who he would

Cause Barlow Chapin was a big man...

Well just before graduation day
Debbie and Barlow announced their wedding day
Well they got married bout a year ago
And I seen Barlow the other day
And I didn't hardly know him
Why he wouldn't have weighed a hundred pounds
The moral of the story is that love is a wonderful thing
But too much of it will sure get you down
Why got Barlow down to less than a hundred pounds

And Barlow Chapin was a big man...

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