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 He said his pride and joy was that ol' John Bull Tin....

 1. He said it saved him from a bullet once

 But I did not believe

He's just an old man in the park half drunk on rum

 As he rolled another smoke and closed the John Bull Tin

He said, "I've carried that since 1941."

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Rubbed and worn a shiny silver

 Blue letters chipped away

His memories and tabacco fit within

 He had one religious medal that he carried near his heart

But his pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin

 2. He said. "It used to be a tire patch kit

 But that was long ago

It's memories and tabacco now my friend

 Ya know some folks need a magic lamp

 To conjure up their dreams

But mine are kept inside the John Bull Tin."

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 3. I found it lyin' in the grass

 In a park near Shepherd's Bush

I never saw that old man again

 I guess he rolled a final smoke

 And went to his reward

Why else would he have dropped the John Bull Tin?

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His pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin