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Charles Nelson Reilly was a mighty man, the kind of man you'd never disrespect
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He stood 8 foot tall, wore glasses, and he had a third nipple on the back of his neck
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He ate his own weight in coal, and excreted diamonds every day
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He could throw you down a flight of stairs, but you still would love him anyway
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Yeah, you know you'd love him anyway....
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Charles Nelson Reilly won the Tour de France with two flat tires and a missin' chain
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He trained a rattlesnake to do his laundry, I'm tellin' you the man was insane
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He could rip out your beatin' heart and show it to you right before you died
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Every day he'd make the host of Match Game give him a piggyback ride,
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Yeah! a two-hour piggyback ride, Giddyup Gene!....
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A Ninja Warrior Master Of Disguise, he could melt your brain with his laser beam eyes, Oh yeah, Oh yeah
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He had his very own line at the DMV, he made sweet, sweet love to a manatee, Oh yeah
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Charles Nelson Reilly sold his toenail clippings as a potent aphrodisiac
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He ran a four minute mile blindfolded with an engine block strapped to his back
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He could eat more frozen waffles than any other man I know
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Once he fell off the Chrysler building and he barely even stubbed his toe
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Had a tiny little scratch on his toe, didn't even hurt!....
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Charles Nelson Reilly figured out cold fusion, but he never ever told a soul
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I've seen the man unhinge his jaw and swallow a Volkswagen whole
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He'd bash your face in with a shovel if you didn't treat him like a star
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Cause you can spit in the wind or tug on Superman's cape, but lord knows you just don't mess around with CNR!
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No No No!
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Talkin' 'bout CNR!
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Ohhhh!
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