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Beer belly blues, what color are my new shoes.
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Cause my feet and belt buckle are things I rarely see.
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My problem is not my glands, it comes poured from aluminum cans,
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And Papst Blue Ribbon has been awfully good to me.

[Verse 1]
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And honey when you buy my shirts, make sure there triple XL
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Four or five people I know at work have started callin' me Orsen Wells.
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I got endorsment offers from Michelob, Lite, and Strohs,
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And Junior Sample's family called and their savin' me his old clothes.

[Chorus]
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Beer belly blues, what color are my new shoes.
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Cause' my pants and my zipper are things I rarely see
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My mama says I'm big boned, I can't fit in her mobile home.
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And Old Milwaukie's been awfully good to me.

[Verse 2]
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Yeah I used to be a lean 175 now I'm way over three
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It's a gettin' to the point that my own wife dont wanna' slow dance with me
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Cause' I like to eat and watch tv, and knock out a case or two
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Even people like Sally Struthers say that I need to lose a few.

[Chorus 3]
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Beer belly blues, are something that I can't lose 
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If Richard Simmons saw me he'd cry and hold my hand
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Yeah but I couldn't touch my knees, if I was sweatin' to the oldies
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And Old Milwaukie's been awfully good to me.
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Yeah Papst Blue Ribbon has been awfully good to me
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Yeah yeast in generals' been awfully good to me.