Charlie Daniels Band Lyrics
Simple Man Lyrics
I aint nothing but a simple man.
They call me a redneck - I reckon that I am.
But theres things goin on make me mad down to the core.
I have to work like a dog to make ends meet;
Theres crooked politicians and crime in the street;
And Im maddern Hell and I aint-a gonna take it no more.
They tell our kids, Just say, No..
And then some pantywaist judge lets a drug dealer go -
Slaps him on the wrist then he turns him back out on the town.
But if I had my way with people sellin dope,
Take a big tall tree and a short piece of rope;
Id hang em up at high noon - swing till the sun goes down.
Well, you know whats wrong with the world today?
People done gone and put their Bibles away.
Theyre livin by the law of the jungle - not the law of the land.
Well the good book says so I know its true:
An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth.
You better watch where youre going and remember where youve been;
Thats the way I see it - Im a simple man.
Now Im the kinda man wouldnt harm a mouse,
But if I catch somebody breakin in my house,
I got a 12 gauge shotgun waitin on the other side.
So dont go pushin me against my will.
I dont wanna have to fight you but I dern sure will.
If you dont want trouble, then you better just pass me on by.
As far as Im concerned there aint no excuse
For the rapin and the killin and the child abuse.
I got a way to put an end to all that at last:
You just take them rascals out in the swamp -
A-put em on their knees and tie em to a stump -
Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest.
Well, you know whats wrong with the world today?
People done gone and put their Bibles away.
Theyre livin by the law of the jungle - not the law of the land.
Well the good book says so I know its true:
An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth.
You better watch where youre going and remember where youve been;
Thats the way I see it - Im a simple man.
Watch where youre going and remember where youve been;
Thats the way I see it - Im a simple man.