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Here's the story of a man and his family
And a b ig trip that they to ok
Well, I heard all about in a restaurant
And I r ead it in a history bo ok
They r ented a car at the E rie Canal
But the car didn't have no br ake
"Is gonna f all into the Bottomless L ake"
Well, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face
Said "I've d one something horribly wr ong"
"Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub"
And I th ink I left the kitchen light on"
Then I he ard a crash the c ar when splash
And the compass rolled around and ar ound
Oh, for Heaven's Sake! We f ell in a lake
And I th ink we're all gonna dr own
We are fa lling down
Down to the bottom of a h ole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
I' m so scared I can ha rdly breathe
I may n ever see my sweatheart ag ain
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There was plenty of food in the backseat
And the wi ndows were rolled up ti ght
So we all nibbled on a chicken leg
Told st ories 'way thru' the n ight
We ll, Pa told one that he t old before
And the baby got a bellya che
"Falling d own a Bottomless L ake" (Repeat Chorus)
Poppa played the music on the radio
M ama rocked the baby to sl eep
He said he would've taken the other road
But he di dn't think the lake was that d eep
Well, if the f erry been there at the end of the pier
We'd be half way to Uncle Ja ke's
Instead of looking at fish out the w indow I wish
We'd hit the bo ttom of the Bottomless L ake
'Stead of lo oking at fish out the wi ndow I wish
We'd hit the b ottom of the Bottomless L ake (Repeat Chorus)
So if you're ever goin' on a big trip
Ya be tter be careful out th ere
Start everything on you good foot
And wear clean u nderwear
T ake along a Bible in the ba ckseat
Read of David and Solo mon
For if you make a mistake in the Bottomless L ake
You may ne ver see your sweetheart ag ain
If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake
You may ne ver see your sweetheart a gain
If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake
You may n ever see your sweetheart ag ain
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