Key: Eb major
Verse 1
of vacation time coming
gathered 'round the dinner table
in this great big world, now
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They said, "Dad, we want to see the biggest
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ball of twine in Minnesota"
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of twine in Minnesota
Verse 2
loaded up the car
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With potato skins and pickled wieners,
Crossword puzzles, Spider- Man comics,
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Pulled out of the driveway and the neighbors,
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And so began our three day journey
Verse 3
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We picked up a guy holding a sign
that said "twine ball or bust"
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said his name was Bernie
Yelling "Are we there yet?"
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And all of us were joined together
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in one common thought
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of twine in Minnesota
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Verse 4
Oh, we couldn't wait to get there
Of course, we stopped for more
of the side of the car
completely covered
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we've already been
Verse 5
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There's Elvis- O- Rama,
the Tupperware Museum,
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And The Mecca of Albino Squirrels
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We've seen alligator farms and tarantula ranches,
Verse 6
line about 6:39
Oh, the kids were so happy the
started singing
So, we pulled off the road at the
last chance gas station
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of twine in Minnesota
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Verse 7
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Finally, at 7:37 early Wednesday
evening as the sun was setting
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In the Minnesota sky
I parked the car and walked with awe-
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filled reverence towards that
I was just so overwhelmed
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by its sheer immensity,
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open ten to eight on weekdays,
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In a little shrine under a make- shift pagoda,
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I tell you, it's the biggest
Verse 8
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Oh, what on earth would make a man
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decide to do that kind of thing?
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Oh, windin' up twenty- one thousand,
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one hundred forty pounds of string
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who was he trying to impress
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it was anybody's guess
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what was goin' through his mind
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Did it just seem like a good
Verse 9
warned the kids
I said, "Maybe if you're good,
And we can take it home",
Then we went to the gift
shop and stood in line
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Bought a souvenir miniature ball of twine,
"Greetings from the twine ball,
Wish you were here"
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Won't the folks back home be jealous
Verse 10
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I gave our camera to Bernie and we stood
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But at least we got our memories
And I cried and cried
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ity guards threw us out
You know,
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It'd roll all the way down to Fargo,
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I'm talkin' 'bout the biggest ball
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of twine in Minnesota
Verse 11
at the Twine Ball Inn
on our way home again
I can tell you're all sad to go"
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Then I winked my eye and I said, "You know,
this great big world
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else I'd rather go to
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Than the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
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I said the biggest ball
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of twine in Minnesota
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