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As performed by Duncan Wells

Here a little story 'bout a matchstick
who never really thought he'd ever get lit
then some one picked up the matchstick
gave a little scratch and a fire was lit.
 
It caught on the curtains and it made a lot of smoke
it made everybody in the little house choke
the alarm went off, the fire trucks came
and everybody in the little house was saved
but the house burned down right to the ground
they were lucky they got out so quick
it's a dog gone shame but who do you blame
you surely can't blame it on a matchstick.
 

Here's another little story 'bout a boy named Lloyd
he found a matchstick on the ground outside
he brought the match home and here's what he did
he gave it a scratch and a fire was lit.
 
Well, it caught on the curtains and it made a lot of smoke
it made everybody in the little house choke
the alarm went off, the fire trucks came
and everybody in the little house was saved
but the house burned down right to the ground
they were lucky they got out in time
it's a dog gone shame but who do you blame
you better not blame it on Lloyd.
 
Here's a story 'bout a man named Bob
he left a matchbook on a counter top
along came Lloyd he picked up the matches
and I think by now you know exactly what happened.
 
It caught on the curtains and it made a lot of smoke
it made everybody in the little house choke
the alarm went off, the fire trucks came
and everybody in the little house was saved
but the house burned down right to the ground
they were lucky that they got out so quick
it's a dog gone shame but who do you blame
you really can't blame it on Bob or Lloyd
because they didn't mean to do what they did
so, I suppose we better blame it on the matchstick.