I was born in Florida but they gave me away
To Louisiana they sent
Me and my brother, we went
Knowing not a soul but my new ma and dad
I was picking cotton and being rotten
And the Mississippi rolled by
I went to join the army for to straighten me out
Met my first wife
Had a short lived new life and I
Trained to be a killer and I can but I won't
I don't bother nobody, thanks for talking honey
I'm a sad fella now
Money never meant nothing to me
Something always helped me out
Far as I could see
And got me along
I know I went wrong
I used to be a carpenter, a preacher, a drunk
I swear to God I tried
Talk to my second bride
Raising up an animal's the nearest I had
To being a father, no I couldn't bother but I
I got a son in Georgia, one in New Mexico, but up here
In North Dakota I'm just growing older, but I
Ain't suicidal, no, I've got my bible and beer
Money never meant nothing to me
It's like I never had a lick far as I could see
All of it's gone
It doesn't last long
I know I went wrong
Nothing ever meant nothing to me
I haven't got a history
Far as I can see
To hell with it all
I'm having a ball
It's nice that you called
