MacArthur's Hand Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
MacArthur's Hand
Recorded by Cal Smith
Written by Don Wayne
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With high cheekbones and
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dark sad eyes and
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shaggy
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coarse black
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hair
The old man squared his
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shoulders and
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returned the judge's
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stare
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When the judge pronounced him
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guilty to the
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charge of
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vagran
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cy
He
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said I've heard Your
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Honor now
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Your Honor
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you hear
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me
For I once shook the
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great MacArthur's
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hand
He pinned his medal
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on me
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cause I was his kind of
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man
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I stood my ground in that
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red hot hell when
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brave men turned and
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ran
Yes I once shook the
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great MacArthur's
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hand
I've got no job or
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money just a
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few old
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ragged
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clothes
But I'm not a thief or
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beggar and it's
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no crime to be
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broke
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I hadn't harmed a
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single soul
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when they
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arrested
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I was
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fit to fight your
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war am I
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not fit to
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walk your
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streets
Now I came through that
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war unharmed
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that's what
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the records
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show
But MacArthur fell and
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saw the scars
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that war left on my
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soul
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And frankly I don't
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give a damn
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what your
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kind thinks of
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me
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earned a great man's
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handshake and
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that's all the
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pride I
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need
Repeat #2
Yes I once shook the
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great MacArthur's
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hand
FAQ
Who sang the the song MacArthur's Hand?
- The song MacArthur's Hand was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".
