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    From Arthur T.@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 25 12:07:53 2021
    Title: Sixteen Grams (a Knitting Song)
    ttto: Sixteen Tons by Merle Travis

    The trouble with the yarn is all of the doubt
    I don't know how I'll figure it out
    How much I need to finish this work
    The dye lot changed; I've all that I'll have

    (Chorus:)
    I knit 16 grams and what do I get?
    Another two inches, but yards to go yet.
    Have I enough to finish this piece?
    I hope so 'cause it's for my new niece

    How many inches is how many rows?
    How many grams as what I'm knitting grows?
    The thing gets bigger as the skeins get small
    Have I enough that I can finish it all?

    (chorus)

    Is it looser or tighter that won't use yarn as fast?
    That might be a way I could make the yarn last
    But that's no good 'cause it won't match the rest
    And I always want to be knitting my best

    (chorus)


    My lyrics copyright 2021 by Arthur Tansky. License granted for
    non-commercial, non-political archiving and performance as long as:
    1. copyright notice is maintained, and
    2. no money changes hands.

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    Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" pobox "dot" com

    Guessing a lyricist's opinions from his songs is as futile as
    guessing an author's opinions from his novels.

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  • From Cindy Wells@21:1/5 to Arthur T. on Sun Jul 25 14:41:31 2021
    On 7/25/2021 11:07 AM, Arthur T. wrote:
    Title: Sixteen Grams (a Knitting Song)
    ttto: Sixteen Tons by Merle Travis

    The trouble with the yarn is all of the doubt
    I don't know how I'll figure it out
    How much I need to finish this work
    The dye lot changed; I've all that I'll have


    Wonderful. I shared this with a knitter in my life.

    Cindy Wells

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