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There were a few books on his shelf,
Zane Grey and a Bible, and nothing else
He never went to far in school, always thought himself a fool
So much he couldn't understand
But, give him a torch and some metal rod
He could weld anything in this world by God
When it came to working with his hands
He was an educated man

He was a master of his trade,
Could fix anything ever made, with his hands
Smarter than most PhDs, could build anything you see, with his hands
He was an educated man

He never traveled very far,
He'd only leave that farm, to pick up parts
and the only world he knew,
Was his shop and all them tools, and the work he had to do but,
Give him a hammer and a box of nails,
He could build you a wagon or ship that sails
When it came to working with his hands
He was an educated man

He was a master of his trade,
Could fix anything ever made, with his hands
Smarter than most PhDs,
Could build anything you see, with his hands
He was an educated man

When he was here, he taught me all he knew
and when he left, he left me all his tools

Here I am with his old chisel in my hand, carving
Here lies an educated man

He was a master of his trade, could fix anything ever made with his hands
Smarter than most PhDs, could build anything you see,
with his hands

He was an educated man
He was an educated man