《Uncle Lem》歌词

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

[00:00:00] Written by：Martin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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