Inline bowline, inline bowline   Inline bowline, inline bowline      First you tie it around your hand   You showed me so I would understand   It's the handiest knot,   It wasn't in the book that I bought      Inline bowline, inline bowline      All who tie a knot at the game   We all were glad that he came   We toyed with tyin' the noose   No one knew he'd give it use      Inline bowline, inline bowline   Inline bowline, inline bowline      Did he think that he was nothing?   Only ending his life was left to try   Over turned over I'm left to sing   Really, why? Really, why?   Really, why? Really, why?      I use it to tie up my canoe [use it to tie my canoe]   I've used it to tie my shoes [used to tie my shoes]   It's handy on a whim [handy on a whim]   This knot is tied to him   Tied to him   Tied to him   Tied to him      Inline bowline, inline bowline   Inline bowline, inline bowline