[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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All those little things that my grandfather said
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Not so little now, here in my grown-up head
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I didn't always see the wisdom at the time
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But I'm older now
[Verse 2]
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Right after lunch and a Cafe Royale, he'd take his combat nap
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And slip away to God knows where, beneath his weathered cap
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And doze off with that parlance I came to understand
[Chorus]
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Equal strain on all parts
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Son, whatever course you set
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It'll ease the pain on backs and brains and hearts
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It's a solid thing to wish for
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It's the wrong thing to forget
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Lyin' in this hammock now
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It sure feels good to get
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An equal strain on all parts
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
Am D7
It works on land, works at sea, for creatures big and small
Am D7
Cooling down our cylinders, living's a long haul
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Jokes and songs and travelin'
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They lift the fog
[Verse 4]
Am D7
Words from a Newfie cabin boy still steer me near and far
Am D7
And I'll pass them on in poems and songs before I cross the bar
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It's worth a little time and space to understand
[Chorus]
C G/B Am
Equal strain on all parts
F C/E Dm
Whatever course you set
C G Am
It'll ease the pain on backs and brains and hearts
D7
It's a solid thing to wish for
G
It's the wrong thing to forget
C G/B
Lying in this hammock now
Am Am/G F
It sure feels good to get
G C
An equal strain on all parts
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