Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Willie Nelson
Canonical path: /willie-nelson/the-bob-song
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Bob Song
Read The Bob Song lyrics by Willie Nelson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Bob Song
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Well i once knew a pirate named bob
B-o-b bob was a drunken old slob
B-o-b bob, 'bout as dumb as a rock
But bob
He made it to the top
He said: you swing from your tree
And i'll swing from mine
You have your lemons and i'll have my lime
Funny we all act like monkeys sometimes
So you swing from your tree and i'll swing from mine
I'll swing from mine
He said i'd rather make love than war
And i'd rather have millions than to ever be poor
But i'd rather be happy than to have anymore,
Guess i'm.... a lil tangled in the vine
Oh, you swing from your tree
And i'll swing from mine
You have your lemons and i'll have my lime
Funny we all act like monkeys sometimes
So you swing from your tree and i'll swing from mine
I'll swing from mine
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Willie Nelson performs "The Bob Song", and this lyric page sits inside the Willie Nelson catalog on LyroVerse.
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