Song Description

Tongue-in-cheek story song about a redneck character from the swamps of of the mythical town of Muskogee Massachusetts.

Lyrics

I grew up sloppin' quahogs in Cohassett
And milkin' Daddy's cows twice a day
Momma started drinkin' when Daddy passed away
That's when I began to go astray
I started smokin' Luckies in the boy's room
Soon I was skippin' school 'most every day
I got my girlfriend pregnant before she turned 16
I had to find a job to pay our way
Then Mama had to sell the farm for taxes
Soon I had to put her in a home
Peggy Sue had triplets, the babies needed shoes
I didn't have a penny of my own

I'm an Okie from Muskogee, Massachusetts
Hank Williams, I swear you wrote my life
Every time my cheatin' heart says "Let the good times roll"
Instead I wind up singing "Crying Time"

I started makin' moonshine in the evenings
'Cause a workin' man can't get no place today
I knew it had to end, but I'll tell you my friend
I did it in my own peculiar way
²Sellin' moonshine soon became a vicious habit
I lived outside the law both night and day
The day the G-men came Paggy Sue ran away
I watched with blue eyes cryin' in the rain
The kids and Peggy Sue moved to El Paso
And filed for D-I-V-O-R-C-E
It made my brown eyes blue when she met a boy named Sue
I wonder if she ever thinks of me

REPEAT CHORUS

They gave me 5 to 10 when I was 20
Singing "Folsom Prison Blues" I walked the line
No more sex and drugs, no more chugalug
I lived my life just one day at a time
It's funny how time slips away in prison
Goin' crazy counting flowers on the wall
I tried every way to make the world go away
Singing "Faded Love" and "Hello Walls"
Yes, I turned 21 in prison singing "Dang Me"
Amazing grace, I finally saw the light
I was drop-kicked by Jesus through the goal posts of life
Now Jesus helps me make it through the night

REPEAT CHORUS

1990 by Doug Harvey

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Doug Harvey	Swamp Yankee	1/1/2010