Whim of Iron-Slaid Cleaves

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[ar:Slaid Cleaves]
[al:Still Fighting the War]
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[00:00.00]Whim of Iron - Slaid Cleaves
[00:04.79]She had a whim of iron
[00:07.51]You couldn't tell her no
[00:10.37]And if you did she'd prove you wrong
[00:12.98]And say I told you so
[00:15.63]She'd get a big idea
[00:18.31]Friends would roll their eyes
[00:21.16]Then she'd pull it off
[00:22.58]When on one else would even dare to try
[00:26.51]She had a whim of iron
[00:29.17]Like the time she met
[00:31.92]This broke down poet
[00:34.20]He was a World War Two vet
[00:37.40]One day he proposed
[00:40.15]And she said I do
[00:42.82]To this gentle soul
[00:44.40]And she didn't care that he was 92
[00:48.35]She tried to buy the old church
[00:51.17]Before they tore it down
[00:53.75]Took up a collection
[00:56.50]All over town
[00:59.29]She raised a half a million
[01:01.97]Fixed it up so nice
[01:04.84]Now there's actors
[01:07.32]And dancers
[01:08.33]And singers
[01:09.72]Where there used to be bats and mice
[01:34.80]She ran for office once
[01:37.46]In the state of Maine
[01:40.17]She said I'll bet I can't do worse
[01:43.07]Than old what's his name
[01:45.67]She shook things up
[01:48.52]For a little while
[01:51.17]Told the good old boys off good
[01:54.05]With a wink and a smile
[01:56.61]She had a whim of iron
[01:59.24]You couldn't tell her no
[02:02.01]And if you did she'd prove you wrong
[02:04.87]And say I told you so
[02:07.35]She'd get a big idea
[02:10.17]Friends would roll their eyes
[02:12.90]Then she'd pull it off
[02:14.44]When on one else would even dare to try
[02:18.37]She had a whim of iron
[02:21.06]You couldn't tell her no
[02:23.78]She had a whim of iron