Give A Man Enough Rope lyrics

[WILL]
As a kid I've tied some knots
I learned to make a loop
Spun it horizontal to the ground
Practiced lassoin' in the fenceposts
And most anything I found
Why I even roped my sisters if they dared to come around

This pastime was my solitary skill
And people asked " What will become of Will?"

(spoken)
And I told 'em

(sung)
Give a man enough rope
Give a man enough rope
And he can hang himself or not
That is the choice that he has got
He could wind up hangin' down from a tree
Or he could spin himself a life
That's what happened to me

Give a man enough rope

[MEN]
Give a man enough rope
[WILL]
Give a man enough rope

[MEN]
Give a man enough rope

[WILL]
You hand some guys a pile of dough
One spends it fast

[WILL & MEN]
One saves it slow

[WILL]
You make a choice

[MEN]
You make a choice

[WILL]
Up to you what you do

[MEN]
Up to you what you do

[WILL]
This act ain't much, but though it
I've met kings and queens and I've got to meet you
Everybody spins with different twist
So use elbow grease and just flick the wrist
If you want to aim for a great big "O"

[WILL & MEN]
Go for broke! Just let it go
Never let 'em see that there's effort there
You may sweat inside, but be debonair
If you go for tears and you go for jokes
Shrug it off! It's nothing, folks

[WILL]
Give a man enough rope

[MEN]
Give a man enough rope

[WILL]
Give a man enough rope

[MEN]
Give a man enough rope

[WILL]
It's good to set your sights up high
But don't expect pie in the sky
A guy might rush
[MEN]
A guy might rush

[WILL]
For that old pot of gold

[MEN]
For that old pot of gold

[WILL]
He may not reach the rainbow's end
Because, my friend, the world is round
Or so we are told

[MEN]
Or so we are told

A guy could choose to run a bank

[WILL]
A guy could choose to run a bank

[MEN]
Another lives to till the soil

[WILL]
Another lives to till the soil

[MEN]
Or practice law or violin

[WILL]
Or practice law or violin
Or maybe sell banana oil

[MEN]
Banana oil

[WILL]
One builds a barn, one writes a song

[MEN]
One builds a barn, one writes a song

[WILL]
One digs a ditch, one teaches school

[MEN]
One digs a ditch, one teaches school

[WILL]
But from the day I came along
I've always been a ropin' fool

[MEN]
He's just a ropin' fool

Give a man enough rope
Give a man enough rope

[WILL]
And he can get all tangled in the figure eights he tries to spin
But I've had luck
And my rope made me free
I've spun my fancy figures
Wrote my columns
Made my speeches
Loved my horses
Loved my fam'ly
Spun a lovely life
That's what happened to me

[MEN]
Spun his figures
Wrote his columns
Made his speeches
Loved his horses
Loved his fam'ly
Spun a lovely life

[WILL & MEN]
Give a man enough rope