I like it    I don't like it

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First you tie it around your hand
You showed me so I would understand
It's the handiest knot,
It wasn't in the book that I bought

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All who tie a knot at the game
We all were glad that he came
We toyed with tyin' the noose
No one knew he'd give it use

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Did he think that he was nothing?
Only ending his life was left to try
Over turned over I'm left to sing
Really, why? Really, why?
Really, why? Really, why?

I use it to tie up my canoe [use it to tie my canoe]
I've used it to tie my shoes [used to tie my shoes]
It's handy on a whim [handy on a whim]
This knot is tied to him
Tied to him
Tied to him
Tied to him

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Inline bowline, Tied to him etc..