《Uncle Lem》歌词

歌曲： Uncle Lem

所属专辑：If We Make It Through December

歌手： Merle Haggard

时长： 02:57

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Uncle Lem - Merle Haggard (梅尔·哈格德)[00:00:00]

Written by：Martin[00:00:00]

The ladies of the garden club say[00:00:01]

His home is just a disgrace to the town[00:00:03]

If the mayor wants re elected[00:00:08]

He'd better pass some laws and tear it down[00:00:11]

They wanna cover it with flowers[00:00:16]

Maybe even plant some dogwood trees[00:00:19]

I guess that they've forgotten[00:00:24]

When we were kids what that place used to be[00:00:26]

I know it's just a shanty now[00:00:32]

But lord that place was built with human tears[00:00:34]

For it's the home of Uncle Lem[00:00:40]

Who was born and raised and lived there ninety years[00:00:42]

There's not a boy in this whole town[00:00:47]

Hasn't stopped for water at his well[00:00:51]

Or sat on his porch in the evening[00:00:55]

And listened to the stories that he'd tell[00:00:58]

Oh his hair was the color of a cotton field[00:01:03]

And his skin was old and brown[00:01:06]

And he was born in that rundown shack[00:01:10]

Before there was a town[00:01:13]

He bought that shack and a piece of earth[00:01:17]

For the highest price to pay[00:01:20]

His mom was bought and sold there[00:01:23]

Uncle Lem was born a slave[00:01:26]

The mayor and some ladies of the garden club[00:01:31]

Went out to tell uncle Lem[00:01:34]

That he'd have to find a new place to live[00:01:37]

Well they found him there in that old broken down rocking chair[00:01:42]

And on an old paper bag they found his will[00:01:47]

Nor I wanna leave my old shotgun to the fine mayor of this town[00:01:54]

For I remember when he a little fella he used to follow me around[00:01:59]

I wish I had more to give to my friends that I love[00:02:05]

But all I've got is this old shack and a piece of earth[00:02:10]

And I want it to go to the ladies of the garden club[00:02:14]

Oh his hair was the color of a cotton field[00:02:18]

And his skin was old and brown[00:02:20]

And he was born in that rundown shack[00:02:24]

Before there was a town[00:02:27]

He bought that shack and a piece of earth[00:02:31]

For the highest price to pay[00:02:34]

His mom was bought and sold there[00:02:38]

Uncle Lem was born a slave[00:02:41]