Porter Wagoner - Waldo the Weirdo lyrics

He lived six miles south of Brandsville in a little ole shack On the banks of the river Big Mole A strange man he was always seen alone folks called him Waldo the Weirdo He'd walk to Brandsville every day and just sit and watch the people go by And the clothes that he wore he made for himself From his shoes to his coat and his tie Each evenin' you could see 'im when the sun got low a walkin' toward home Lookin' west at all the beauty in the sky Waldo the Weirdo Two days pa**ed and no one'd seen him in town Then one of the merchants said we'd better go down To Waldo's place and have a look around They found him asleep in his shack but his body was cold and still And in the pocket of the coat that he'd made for himself A sealed envelope contained Waldo's will Since he had no family they announced That the following Saturday at the Brandsville courthouse Would be the reading of the will Folks came from several miles to be there And completely filled the courthouse and even filled the courthouse square Most were thinkin' that maybe Waldo had left a lotta hidden money And that it would be devided they wanted to be sure to not miss out on their share Then the judge addressed the crowd and said ladies and gentlemen This'll be a surprise to some prob'ly even shocking to a few But Waldo was the richest man to live around here And he left a part of his great will to each one of you now the reading of the will My soul I will to the Master my breath I will to new life And all the happiness that I've known I will to the sad ones at heart That suffer from sickness and strife My knowledge I will to the minds that can't learn each day And all of the beauty I've seen I will to those that don't see God when they pray I have no earthly possessions I gathered no silver or gold I just gathered the beauty of life that God gave me signed Waldo the Weirdo