The Ballad of Hop Along Howie

Verse 1

This is the ballad of Hop along Howie

Got a twinkle in his eye and a hat real knotty

Hangs by the gas pumps, boots all scuffed

Swears he once raced that wild old bluff

Inu says what fuck just my luck

Now I can't go for rides in the truck

But Howie just laughs, tips his cap

Drags his cane through the winter trap

Chorus

They call him Hop along Howie

Every few winters, he takes a spill

Gets back up, just a little bit slower

But there's some jokes that never get their fill

Post-Chorus

Hop along, Howie, hop along now

Hop along, Howie, hop along somehow

Verse 2

Last January on that old slick drive

He slipped on the ice just tryin' to survive

Inu saw him tumble, cussed up a storm

Now Howie's got a limp, but he's still full of charm

Pre-Chorus

Well, he never planned to sit around

But life’s got ways to slow you down

That busted knee and bruised up pride

Kept him from cruisin’ for a while outside

Chorus

They call him Hop along Howie

Every few winters, he takes a spill

Gets back up, just a little bit slower

But there's some jokes that never get their fill

Post-Chorus

Hop along, Howie, hop along now

Hop along, Howie, hop along somehow

Bridge

Folks laugh about Howie down at the bar

Inu just sighs, says it’s gone too far

But when the spring comes, you’ll see him shine

Hobblin’ on home just doing all right

Chorus

They call him Hop along Howie

Every few winters, he takes a spill

Gets back up, just a little bit slower

But there's some jokes that never get their fill

Post-Chorus

Hop along, Howie, hop along now

Hop along, Howie, hop along somehow