Down by the Mississippi, in the mud Is a page oath and a bottle of wine engraved in steel, it's written in blood As far as I can tell, the blood is I and I cry, "I can't let this secret down!" But it's to let things 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 to my bottle of pain
if the sun goes down Amazing grace I will found 'Cause I need time to resolve this If I don't have time I might
my great granddaddy and my daddy's kin They fell hell bent you and you against him I know you'd better ask them I don't know why, I know how I just carry on the
if I am so crazy as to raise this here gun Oh Lord in Heaven mercy on this one Mother, rage and hate have me blind I carry on, my neighbor, I don't even why
It's here in the saddle bag, my gold I ride to on my lightning mare It's just like a story that's been told It's like I need a reason and like I don't even care
I swear and I cry, "I can't let this down!" But it's best to let it lie in the ground
Gov'ner you realize It's just the family that makes me blind Oh God, brainwash me, scold me too If I don't forgive, or at forget I will with this feud with this feud Just a cartoon It's a family feud And as I end this Will I continue the feud?