In the woods of Northern Michigan he made his home Didn't ask much from the world, just wanted to be alone He got his first real blade at thirteen thats when it all began soon the creatures of the forest called him whittlin' man
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he whittled all day and he whittled all night he whittled whittled whittled everything in sight he whittled on a stick he whittled on his shoe and if you come too close gonna whittle you too
keep a safe distance if you can cause you're never safe around whittlin` man
had a stump to sit on had some wood, had his trusty knife whittled out a house, a car and he whittled himself a wife (such a beautiful wife) whittled out four kids, a swimming pool and a big lear jet and so he wouldn't miss saved by the bell, well he whittled a T.V. set
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he whittled if its light, and he whittled if its dark and if noah was around, well he'd whittle him an arc he'd whittle somethin new and he'd whittle somethin old he'd whittle somethin hot and he'd whittle somethin rather chilly
keep a safe distance if you can cause you're never safe around whittlin` man
break it down
some say whittlin` mans a genius, still others say he's just dumb he whittled off a foot, an ear, three fingers and his left thumb boy is he dumb that won't stop him, no it won't he'll whittle through thick and thin once he's whittled everything, he'll just whittle it all again
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he whittled if it was white, and he whittled if its black and he whittled on a duck til the duck can't quack he whittled if it was dry and he whittled if its juicy whittled on Desi and he whittled on Lucy whittled JFK and he whittled Jackie O whittled old Larry and Curly and Moe and he whittled Frank Zappa and he whittled Tipper Gore whittle whittle whittle til he can't no more whittled Shamu and he whittled on Jaws whittled The Easter Bunny and he whittled Santa Claus and whittle whittle whittle just fast he can whittle 'til he's dead, he's whittlin` man