My
Father's Gun
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Tumbleweed Connection
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From this day on I own my father's gun
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We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun
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I laid his broken body down below the southern land
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It wouldn't do to bury him where any Yankee stands
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I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain
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To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again
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I'll not rest until I know the cause is fought and won
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From this day on until I die I'll wear my father's gun
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I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight
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To New Orleans well that's just fine alright
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`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men
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So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
As soon as this is over we'll go home
To plant the seeds of justice in our bones
To watch the children growing and see the women sewing
There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring
© 1970 Dick James Music Limited