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We were all drinking at Marge's one night

 When an old cowboy came through the door

 He took a few shaky steps, then he started to moan

 And he keeled over right on the floor

 Doc came on over, took his stethoscope out

 He listened and he looked in his eyes

 He said, "boys, stick around I just might need your help

 I'm afraid this will be a long night"

 Cause, there's a five gallon tear, a five gallon tear

 Lodged in this poor old boy's heart

 By the look in his eyes he ain't cried in years

 And he's retaining a five gallon tear

 Doc wrote a prescription to induce him to cry

 It was whiskey and sad country songs

 We propped him up in a booth

 Poured a drink down his throat

 Then we turned that old Wurlitzer on

 Well he spluttered and he coughed

 And he hung down his head

 As those lonely songs worked on his heart

 When the memories started coming six minutes apart

 We laid him face up on the bar

 Until a five gallon tear, a five gallon tear

 Slowly welled up in his eyes

We all yelled "push" and we all gave a cheer

 When he cried that five gallon tear

 That jar by the door, don't hold pig feet no more

 The contents are sparkling clear

 That liquid within is not moonshine or gin

 It's a reminder to everyone here

 It's a five gallon tear, a five gallon tear

 Let this be a lesson to you

 Keep your sorrow inside for too many years

 And you'll cry that five gallon tear

 Buddy you'll cry

 Buddy, you'll cry a five gallon tear.........

 Yeah five gallon tear, five gallon tear

 Let this be a lesson to you

 Keep your sorrow inside for too many years

 And you'll cry that five gallon tear

 I said a five gallon tear, a five gallon tear

 Let this be a lesson to you

 Keep your sorrow inside for too many years

 And you'll cry that five gallon tear

 Yeah five gallon tear, a five gallon tear

 Let this be a lesson to you

 Keep your sorrow inside for too many years

 And you'll cry that five gallon tear