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Down the Licking River

We don’t need what we ain’t got

Born an outlaw

Boy, let me tell you what

Great-granddaddy died

An' he was wearin' a coat of gray

He said oh, make your peace with God now, son

Before the judgement day

A man’s gotta treat every man the same

No matter about his skin

Don’t give no grief to the government, boy

That’s a battle you can’t win

Hard work’s gonna make you strong

Learn when to take and give

Stand up for what you know is right

Live and let live

They say the South’s gonna do it again

And that might be all wrong

But down here on the river, y’all

We’ve been doin' it all along

Makin' turkey calls and when the wildcat squalls

That’s what we call fun

God rest the soul of any man

Who try to take my gun

Underneath them city lights

There’s too much goin' on

You can find me in the backwoods

And I’m better left alone

But God gave us dominion

Over every livin' thing

And Lord knows I’ve got respect

For all he’s given me

As long as I am a livin'

I’ll be doin' the best I can

To watch the sun rise every morning

From a blind old promised land

They say the South’s gonna do it again

And that might be all wrong

But down here on the river, y’all

We’ve been doin' it all along

Lord, he let me said a man’s got

He puts on himself

And you can bet your bottom dollar

I won’t be put up on no shelf

The warrior might be wounded

But he ain’t never changed

And lookin' for a big ol' whitetail

But he’s a warrior all the same

They say the South’s gonna do it again

And that might be all wrong

But down here on the river, y’all

We’ve been doin' it all along

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