"something 'Bout Me"

My daddy was born 
in Arkansas.                                               
Momma wore a tight fitt-in bikini bra.
Daddy worked real hard he had us to feed.
We never had alot but had what we need. 
I wish there was somethin I could say bout me.
But a squirrel don't fall far from the tree.
                
I got a little brother and his names Eugene.
When he drinks whiskey he gets real mean.
My sister she is as hard as nails.
They say she knows how to give-em hell.
I wish there was somethin I could say bout me.
But a squirrel don't fall far from the tree.

Our daddy taught us to work;nothin came free.
Momma was in the kitchen fixin ice tea.
We were poor but we knew how to have a good time.
Playing poker and drinking homemade wine.
I wish there was somethin I could say bout me.
But a squirrel don't fall far from the tree.

            Wrote by Buddy&Teresa Skyles
                             7/27/08
This song was wrote for Buddy my 1st.born but with Michelle&Eugene in mind.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 10/22/2009 2:09:00 PM
sounds real country..I didn't nknow squirels fell from trees? Light & Love
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Date: 10/15/2009 2:38:00 PM
this is fun! I like your squirrel don't fall far from the tree instead of apple
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Date: 10/15/2009 2:37:00 PM
Nicely rhymed. They say that an apple don't fall far from the tree if it is rotten but a green apple that is firm now that is a different story. Like the topic and the ideas here. Keep writing. Sara
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