A week or two after he died, I sang this song at a local jam. I had just learned it over the preceding couple of months. Sometime in the final pair of verses, I found myself crying. Managed to finish the song, but I had to take a break to get myself back together. I've managed to finish it a few times without weeping, but it still makes me teary.

It's A Big Old Goofy World
Written by John Prine

Up in the morning, Work like a dog
Is better'n sittin' Like a bump on a log
Mind all your manners, Be quiet as a mouse
Some day you'll own a home That's as big as a house

I know a fella He eats like a horse
Knocks his old balls Round the old golf course
You oughta see his wife She's a cute little dish
She smokes like a chimney An' drinks like a fish

CHORUS
There's a big ol' goofy man Dancin' with a big ol' goofy girl
Ooh babe! It's a big ol' goofy world

Now Elvis had a woman With a head like a rock
I wished I had a woman That'd made my knees knock
She'd sing like an angel An' eat like a bird
An' if I wrote a song She'd know ever single word

CHORUS

Kiss a little baby Give the world a smile
If you take an inch Give 'em back a mile
Cause if you lie like a rug An' you don't give a damn
You're never gonna be As happy as a clam

So I'm sitting in a hotel Tryin'a write a song
My head is just as empty As the day is long
Why, it's clear as a bell, I shoulda gone to school
I'd be wise as an owl 'Stead'a stubborn as a mule.

CHORUS
Ooh Babe! It's a big ol' goofy world

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It's A Big Old Goofy World
Written by John Prine

[G]Up in the morning, [C]Work like a dog
Is [D]better'n sittin' Like a [C]bump on a [G]log
[G]Mind all your manners, Be [C]quiet as a mouse
Some [D]day you'll own a home That's as [C]big as a [G]house

I know a fella He eats like a horse
Knocks his old balls Round the old golf course
You oughta see his wife She's a cute little dish
She smokes like a chimney An' drinks like a fish

- CHORUS -
There's a [G]big ol' goofy man
Dancin' with a [C]big ol' goofy girl
[D]Ooh babe! It's a [C]big ol' goofy [G]world

Now Elvis had a woman With a head like a rock
I wished I had a woman That'd made my knees knock
She'd sing like an angel An' eat like a bird
An' if I wrote a song She'd know ever single word

- CHORUS -

Kiss a little baby Give the world a smile
If you take an inch Give 'em back a mile
Cause if you lie like a rug An' you don't give a damn
You're never gonna be As happy as a clam

So I'm sitting in a hotel Tryin'a write a song
My head is just as empty As the day is long
Why, it's clear as a bell, I shoulda gone to school
I'd be wise as an owl 'Stead'a stubborn as a mule.

- CHORUS -
Ooh Babe! It's a big ol' goofy world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clfb4UpwG74