The Ballad Of Mr. Jenkins Lyrics - Little Bit Of Life - Craig Morgan

With skin as tough as a burlap sack he had his second heart attack last summer 

But he's still goin' 

There's a melancholy in his eyes, for all of you who care enough to wonder why 

Let me tell you 

It all started back in 1957 when ole Walt Disney took him by surprise 

That's the day Old Yeller died 

Well that twelve year old became a man eleven years too soon in Vietnam 

With his best friend Tommy 

They were tough as nails and southern born and awfully proud to wear that uniform 

Then things got scary 

On April 4th, Tommy left for heaven the same year the world was taken by surprise 

That's the day Martin Luther died 

So before you judge him you need to know there's more to that old man 

Then what you see there on that barstool with the bourbon on his hand 

You heard about his younger years but don't leave now there's more to hear 

That might explain the pain in that old man 

How quick America forgot about the only war they'd lost and life goes on 

That's what they tell ya 

No ticker tape no reason why, might have never seen the end of that chapter in his life 

If he hadn't met Betty 

They married in December 1980, no doubt it was the best day of his life 

Two days before John Lennon died 

So before you judge him you need to know there's more to that old man 

Than what you see there on the barstool with the bourbon in his hand 

Now we've covered chapter two I can almost see a change in you 

There's still a lot of life in that old man 

He hadn't had a drink in at least a year, to tell the truth I'm shocked he's here 

But as long as he wants'em I'm gonna pour'em 

Before you came in I asked him why, he raised his fragile head and wiped his eyes 

Then he told me 

I've seen so much in my life I've never questioned, this time the good Lord took me by surprise 

Yesterday my Betty died 

With skin as tough as a burlap sack he had his second heart attack last summer 

But he's still goin' 

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