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Introduction:
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Manny was a maker of hats, Manny was much more than that
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He was the kind of guy, you and I would want for a friend
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Manny was a regular guy, with an old soul look in his eye
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He was a man of word, and true to himself to the end
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Manny loved to laugh and share a good story or two
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If he's a making you a hat, he needs to know some things about you
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He'd say, "Set yourself down, tell us what you're thinking about
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Your hat says something about you, 'fore you even open your mouth"
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Manny had a funky hat shop, south of town where everyone stopped
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To sit and chat, get a hat, and maybe get a new attitude
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He loved to sit up front and greet folks, take their measurements and laugh at their jokes
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You couldn't stop by without staying there all afternoon
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His wife Norma she sat in the back, sewing sweatbands in all of his hats
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She listened to the radio, some times I'd sing her a tune
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Well when old friends disappear, I sometimes wonder where
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I'd like to think maybe there just somewhere round the bend
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But Manny's in heaven I bet, I'll go you one better yet
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I'll bet money John B. and Manny are talking God into a hat
Old Manny used to take me aside, he'd say Jerry Jeff you know how to write