Down by the Mississippi, in the mud Is a five oath and a bottle of wine It's engraved in steel, it's written in As far as I can tell, the is mine I swear and I cry, "I can't let this down!" But it's best to let lie buried in the ground
Up in the canyon's little leaf Is my brain and a crying rain There's a box of lightning, there's a box of But there's a pail of hope next to my bottle of
Gov'ner if the sun goes grace I will have found 'Cause I time to resolve this feud If I have time I might shoot
my great granddaddy and my daddy's kin They hell bent towards you and you against him I know you'd better ask them I don't know why, I know how I carry on the tradition
Gov'ner if I am so crazy as to this here gun Oh Lord in have mercy on this one Mother, rage and hate made me blind I carry on, my neighbor, I even know why
It's here in the bag, my grandma's gold I ride to dawn on my mare It's just a story that's always been told like I don't need a reason and like I don't even care
I and I cry, "I can't let this secret down!" But best to let it lie buried in the ground
Gov'ner you realize It's just the family name makes me blind Oh God, please me, scold me too If I forgive, or at least forget I will continue with this with this feud Just a cartoon It's just a family And as I end tune Will I continue the feud?