Lyrics The Bottomless Lake - Live - John Prine
Here's
the
story
of
a
man
and
his
family
And
a
big
trip
that
they
took
Well,
I
heard
all
about
in
a
restaurant
And
I
read
it
in
a
history
book
They
rented
a
car
at
the
Erie
Canal
But
the
car
didn't
have
no
brake
Said
ma
to
pa
"My
God
this
car
Is
gonna
fall
into
the
bottomless
lake"
Well,
mama
turned
to
daddy
with
a
pale
face
Said
"I've
done
something
horribly
wrong
Well,
the
waters
still
runnin'
in
the
bathtub
And
I
think
I
left
the
kitchen
light
on"
Then
I
heard
a
crash,
the
car
when
splash
The
compass
rolled
around
and
around
Oh,
for
Heaven's
sake!
We
fell
in
a
lake
And
I
think
we're
all
gonna
drown
We
are
falling
down
Down
to
the
bottom
of
a
hole
in
the
ground
Smoke
'em
if
you
got
'em
I'm
so
scared,
I
can
hardly
breathe
I
may
never
see
my
sweetheart
again
There
was
plenty
of
food
in
the
backseat
And
the
windows
were
rolled
up
tight
So
we
all
nibbled
on
a
chicken
leg
Told
stories
way
thru
the
night
Well,
pa
told
one
that
he
told
before
And
the
baby
got
a
bellyache
Said
ma
to
pa
"My
God
this
car's
Falling
down
a
bottomless
lake"
We
are
falling
down
Down
to
the
bottom
of
a
hole
in
the
ground
Smoke
'em
if
you
got
'em
I'm
so
scared,
I
can
hardly
breathe
I
may
never
see
my
sweetheart
again
Well
papa
played
the
music
on
the
radio
Mama
rocked
the
baby
to
sleep
He
said,
he
would've
taken
the
other
road
But
he
didn't
think
the
lake
was
that
deep
Well,
if
the
ferry
had
been
there
at
the
end
of
the
pier
We'd
be
half
way
to
Uncle
Jake's
Instead
of
looking
at
fish
out
the
window,
I
wish
We'd
hit
the
bottom
of
the
bottomless
lake
'Stead
of
looking
at
fish
out
the
window,
I
wish
We'd
hit
the
bottom
of
the
bottomless
lake
We
are
falling
down
Down
to
the
bottom
of
a
hole
in
the
ground
Smoke
'em
if
you
got
'em
I'm
so
scared,
I
can
hardly
breathe
I
may
never
see
my
sweetheart
again
So
if
you're
ever
goin'
on
a
big
trip
You
better
be
careful
out
there
Start
everything
on
your
good
foot
Wear
clean
underwear
Take
along
a
Bible
in
the
backseat
Read
of
David
and
Solomon
For
if
you
make
a
mistake
in
the
bottomless
lake
You
may
never
see
your
sweetheart
again
If
you
should
make
a
mistake
in
the
bottomless
lake
You
may
never
see
your
sweetheart
again
If
you
should
make
a
mistake
in
the
bottomless
lake
You
may
never
see
your
sweetheart
again,
that's
right
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6 Blue Umbrella - Live
7 Illegal Smile - Live
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9 The Bottomless Lake - Live
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13 I Had a Dream Last Night (Live)
14 Chinatown (Live)
15 If You Don't Want My Love (Live)
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19 Grandpa Was a Carpenter - Live
20 Ballad of a Teenage Queen (Live)
21 Paradise - Live
22 Please Don't Bury Me (Live)
23 Sleepy Eyed Boy (Live)
24 Treat Me Nice (Live)
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26 Sailin' Around (Live)
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