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Artist: Nick Lowe
Canonical path: /nick-lowe/36-inches-high
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36 Inches High
Read 36 Inches High lyrics by Nick Lowe on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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36 Inches High
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Once I was a soldier
I rode on a big white horse
Silver pistols at my side
Carryin' the flags of war
And I Iost track of the men who fell
In the canon's roar
I never got over bein' a soldier
Once I was a tax man
Collectin' dollars and dimes
I heard the rich man grumble
I heard the poor man cry
Some few couldn't afford to pay
Were put to a shackle and key
I never got over bein' a tax man
Once I was a ruler
About twelve inches long
Three times me made a yardstick
36 inches high
36 inches high was I
36 inches high
I never got over 36 inches high
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Nick Lowe performs "36 Inches High", and this lyric page sits inside the Nick Lowe catalog on LyroVerse.
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