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Verse 1:
D G A
There arent many men as lucky as me to have one as big as
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mine
D G A D
I used it all me life, and it's still doing fine
D G A D
Sometimes I think to myself, it's going on the blink
D G A D
But after careful scrutiny it proved to be in the pink
Verse 2:
D G A D
I always treat it carefully, never leave it hanging about
D G A D
And everytime I use it I remember to shake it out
D G A D
And sometimes when I use it, and I hold it in the air
D G A D
I instructed me wife to handle it with tender love and care
D G A D
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, I have used it proudly all me life
D G A
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, and if you dont believe me ask me
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wife
Verse 3:
D G A
Danny OToole came over one day, he couldnt believe what he
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heard
D G A D
Mine was bigger than his was, he didnt believe a word
D G A
I bet him a pound, I took him outside, I laid it on the
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street
D G A D
He couldnt believe his eyes, it was nearly a hundred feet
[V4]
D G A D
Last summer when I was out of work, to idle away the hours
D G A
I used it in the neighbourhood, to water the neighbours
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flowers
D G A D
A wee girl said she needed it, could she use it for a week
D G A D
And though abused daily, it never sprang a leak
D G A D
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, I have used it proudly all me life
D G A
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, and if you dont believe me ask me
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wife
[V5]
D G A D
I used it in the summertime, I used it in the fall
D G A D
Its just around springtime, I use it most of all
D G A D
I used it in December, on a cold and wintry day
D G A D
I wrote me name in a snowbank, a half a block away
D G A D
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, all the fellas envy my technique
D G A
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, they get jealous every time they
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take a peek
[V6]
D G A
I must admit, it hasnt been used in three or four days or
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more
D G A D
But its hanging there and its ready, as it ever was before
D G A D
And if the good lords willing, Ill be using it for years
D G A D
Its the best length of garden hose, was ever sold by Sears
D G A D
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, I have used it proudly all me life
D G A
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, and if you dont believe me ask me
D
wife
D G A D
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, I have used it proudly all me life
D G A
Oo-o-oh aint it a beauty, and if you dont believe me ask me
D
wife
Song History
Published: March 13, 2026
Last Updated: March 13, 2026