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Did you ever sleep at the foot of the bed

When the weather was whizzin' cold

When wind was whistlin' around the house

And the moon was yeller as gold?

You give your good warm mattress up

To Aunt Lizzie and Uncle Fred

Too many kinfolks on a bad night

And you went to the foot of the bed

I could always wait till the old folks

Ate and eat the leavens with grace

The teacher could keep me after school

I’d still have a smile on my face

I could wear the big boys' wornout clothes

Or let sister have my sled

But it always did get my nanny goat

To sleep at the foot of the bed

It was fine enough when kinfolks come

And the kid brought brand new games

You could see how fat all the old folks

Was and learn all the babies' names

Had biscuits and custard and chicken pie

We all got Sunday fed

But I know darn well when my time come

I was headed for the foot of the bed

They say some folks don’t know what it is

Havin' company all over the place

To rassle for cover on a winter night

With a big foot settin' in your face

Or cold toenails a scratchin' your back

And the footboard scrubbin' your head

I’ll tell the world you ain’t lost a thing

Never sleepin' at the foot of the bed

I’ve done it over and over again

In this land of the brave and the free

And in this all fired battle of life

It’s left its mark on me

For I’m always a strugglin' around

At the foot instead of forgin' ahead

And I don’t think it’s caused from a doggone thing

But sleepin' at the foot of the bed

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