Key: G
Introduction:
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When I was a kid Uncle Remus would put me to bed
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With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my head
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Then Daddy came in to kiss his little man
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With gin on his breath and a Bible in his hand
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He talked about honor and things I should know
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Then he'd stagger a little as he went out the door
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I can still hear the soft southern winds in the live oak trees
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And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Hank and Tenn-essee
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I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
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So what do you do with good ole boys like me
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Nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does
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But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was
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The smell of cape jasmine through the window screen
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John R. and the Wolfman kept me company
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By the light of the radio by my bed
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With Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head
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When I was in school I ran with a kid down the street
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And I watched him burn himself up on bourbon and speed
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But I was smarter than most and I could choose
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Learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news
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When I was eighteen Lord I hit the road
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But it really doesn't matter how far I go
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Yeah what do you do with good ole boys like me