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Artist: Buck Owens
Canonical path: /buck-owens/hangin-on-to-what-i-got
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Hangin' On To What I Got
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Hangin' On To What I Got
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Well everybody got something on their mind that they like to talk about
Well I got something that I'm proud of and it's a wood choppin' about
Oh well I don't want a string of big fine cars and I don't want no fancy yacht
Well I'm a tellin' you that I'm a happy man and I'm a hangin' on to what I got
I got a girl with two brown eyes and arms to hold me tight
And I don't care if the sun don't shine and daylight turns to night
Well if a dollar bill is not worth a dime and if the whole world goes to pot
Well I'm a tellin' you that I'm a happy man and I'm a hangin' on to what I got
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Well I'll not worry about the world and what it's a comin' to
Or if old Lady Jones has got a new hat or if the brown had turned to blue
Well if the London Bridge is a fallen down or if old Big Ben has stopped
Well I'm a tellin' you that I'm a happy man and I'm a hangin' on to what I got
I got a girl with two brown eyes...
Well I'm a tellin' you that I'm a happy man and I'm a hangin' on to what I got
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