he wore starched white shirts buttoned at the neck
and he'd sit in the shade and watch the chickens peck. and his teeth were gone
but what the heck
i thought that he walked on water. he said he was a cowboy when he was young. he could handle a rope and he was good with a gun. and my mama's daddy was his oldest son
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and i thought that he walked on water. if the story's told
only heaven knows. but his hat seemed to me like an old halo. and although his wings
they were never seen. i thought that he walked on water. then he tied a cord to the end of a mop