son of a gun

some say i'm a no account

back where i come from

i ain't good for nothin'

except just to run

but all i got to say

to the likes of them

i'm tired of workin'

for the other man

i want to see the world

i want to love the girl

and i want to do what ain't been done

on account i'm a son of a gun

i wrote my first song

on a half mile row

where i learned down on the farm

how everythin' goes

i've been the backbone

of the workin' man's grief

now i just want to whoop it up

yeah

and get some relief

i want to see the world

i want to love the girl

and i want to do what ain't been done

on account i'm a son of a gun

son of a gun

son of a gun

son of a gun

some say i'm shiftless

back where i come from

they don't like to see me

when i'm a having fun

but why should i settle down

when i'm feelin' so young

the time of my life

has just now begun

i want to see the world

i want to love the girl

and i kinda think it's time to switch

on account i'm a son of. son of a gun

son of a gun

son of a gun