Aaron Watson Follow

Well God blessed Texas
And deacon Shackleford
He read the Bible seven times
And he believed every word
That ole beat up leather book
had been through it all
He sat on the back pew
so he could chew him a chaw
Singin' Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
He carried candy for the kids
in his Sunday dress coat
He'd take me fishin' after church
And taught me things I needed to know
Naw deacon didn't have a family
Lord knows he wished he did
He told the whole congregation
that I was his grandkid

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And today he joined up with Jesus
Wearing shiny pearl snaps
We sang a few gospel hymns
And then the soldier played taps
I bet he's walkin' with Pete down a street paved with gold
Showin' off his brand spanking new wings
And his barbed wire halo

He married sweet Emma Grace
before the war was through
She held his right arm next to his anchor tattoo
He was on a ship off at sea
when she died in child birth
He lost his whole world from the far side of the earth
He lost the will to love
He lost the will to live
Until he met a man
who taught him to forgive
Yeah life took him to hell and back
To hell and back a time or two
But in the end he beat the devil
until he was black and blue
Singin'
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind
But now I see

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Before he went
he made me promise him
that I wouldn't cry
And though I told him that I wouldn't
You know I couldn't help but lie
Cause today he joined up with Jesus
Wearing shiny pearl snaps
We sang a few gospel hymns
And then the soldier played taps
I bet he's walking with Pete down the street paved with gold
As sure as the old church bell still rings
He always said he had country in his soul
He's showing off his brand spanking new wings
And barbed wire halo

Sweet chariots are comin forth to carry me home
Swing low sweet chariots comin forth to carry me home