The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Ballad of Candlepin Paul lyrics

It was May of 1992 when he made history The 43rd appearance for him on the telecast How he did what he did on that day remains a mystery And he holds the record to this day that no one has surpa**ed Candlepin Paul candlepin ball That's all it took to make the candlepins fall They kept falling they kept falling they kept falling down They kept falling they kept falling they kept falling down Deadwood David Richards was a champ in every sense A champion that showed up on that day just to defend His television title and his pride in his defense There was no way that he could possibly predict how this would end Candlepin Paul candlepin ball That's all it took to make the candlepins fall They kept falling they kept falling they kept falling down They kept falling they kept falling they kept falling down They kept falling they kept falling they kept falling down They kept falling they kept falling they kept falling down Sometimes the order's too tall odds had him coming up short They called him Candlepin Paul the unlikely hero the unlikeliest of sports Remember Candlepin Paul a little love and support The man stands alone after all the unlikely hero the unlikeliest of sports Those there can not ever recall having seen anything of the sort What they saw was Candlepin Paul the unlikely hero the unlikeliest of sports