The Old Block

The same kicked up smile

The same shining eyes

Same wicked sense of adventure

It didn't take long for people to say

Here comes the very next chapter

To see them together

No shadow could ever follow a man's movements so well

The old block, the old block

That kid's been cut from the same cloth

He'll pick up right where his father left off

It'll take a good woman to tame him

A chip off the old block

His limbs grew longer, his questions grew broader

He rattled the bars of his cage

The old man knew nothin', the world was his oyster

His wings took him up and away

He sent back photos

The harbor at Galway

Where his grandfather left years before

The old block, the old block

That kid's been cut from the same cloth

He'll pick up right where his father left off

It'll take a good woman to tame him

A chip off the old block

He finally landed right back where he started

An Irish girl soft on his arm

Her belly grew rounded

And laughter filled out it

A homestead well tended and warm

His father's wide smile said

You've taken your time

Now it's your turn to carry the ball

The old block, the old block

That kid's been cut from the same cloth

He'll pick up right where his father left off

It'll take a good woman to tame him

A chip off the old block

Yeah, the old block, the old block

That kid's been chipped from the same stock

A chip off the old block