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  1. 10 Toes Up

From the recording Beggars & Poets

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Lyrics

10 TOES UP
Words and Music by Michael J. Hamilton

VERSE 1
THIS HERE'S A STORY 'BOUT BOBBY AND MARIA
MET ONE AUGUST NIGHT
KICKIN' IT UP AT THE COUNTY FAIR SQUARE DANCE
HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES
WELL THEY GOT TO TALKING, THEY STARTED WALKING
DOWN THAT COUNTRY ROAD
DOWN BY THE RIVER THINGS GOT CRAZY
THAT'S WHERE BOBBY PROPOSED

CHORUS 1
10 TOES UP AND 10 TOES DOWN
THE WHEELS OF LIFE GO ROUND AND ROUND
WHAT'CHA GONNA DO WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
THEY WERE 10 TOES UP AND 10 TOES DOWN

VERSE 2
WELL THEY STARTED DATING AND PROCREATING
AND LOOK WHATS COMING DOWN
GOT THEMSELVES MARRIED TO THE WEDDING BELLS
AND LOOKING FOR A HOUSE DOWNTOWN
WELL THE KIDS STARTED COMING AND THEY STARTED RUNNING
AND WORKING THAT OVERTIME
BUT LATE AT NIGHT IF THEY WEREN'T TOO TIRED
HE COULD READ IT IN MARIA'S EYES


CHORUS 2
SHE WAS 10 TOES UP AND 10 TOES DOWN
THE WHEELS OF LIFE GO ROUND AND ROUND
WHAT'CHA GONNA DO WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
SHE WAS 10 TOES UP HE WAS 10 TOES DOWN

BRIDGE
WELL YOU MIGHT ASK ME WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
TO BE 10 TOES NORTH AND BABY 10 TOES SOUTH
ONLY THING I COULD REPLY TO YOU IS
TREAT THE WOMAN RIGHT AND YOU CAN GET THERE TOO

(CHORUS 1)

VERSE 3
WELL THE MORAL OF THE STORY AND ALL OF THE GLORY
OF THESE WORDS I'M SINGING TO YOU
IS THE LOVE FOR A LIFE FOR A MAN AND A WIFE
AIN'T NOTHING BETTER YOU CAN DO
WELL THE KIDS ARE ALL GROWN AND THE KIDS ARE ALL GONE
LEAVING THEM LOTS OF TIME
THEY RECENTLY RETIRED BOUGHT A PLACE DOWN SOUTH
AND THEIR HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIFE

CHORUS 3
AND THEY WERE 10 TOES UP AND 10 TOES DOWN
THE WHEELS OF LIFE GO ROUND AND ROUND
WATCHING THE MASTER'S PLAN GO DOWN
THEY WERE 10 TOES UP AND 10 TOES DOWN

(CHORUS 1)