Decoration Day

Intro | | verse 1 . It's Decoration Day . . . And I've a mind to roll a stone on his grave . What would he say? . . He'd say, "Keepin' me down, boy, won't keep you away" verse 2 . It's Decoration Day . . And I knew the Hill boys would put him away . My Daddy wasn't afraid . Said, "We'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day" verse 3 Well, I never knew how it all got started . Problem with Holland before we were born And I don't know the name of the boy we tied down And we beat 'til he just couldn't walk anymore verse 4 But I know the caliber in chest I know what Holland Hill drives . The state let him go so I guess it was best 'Cause nobody needs all us Lawsons alive Break 1 | | Verse 5 My Daddy said one of the boys had come by The lumber man's favorite son . He said, “Beat him real good but don't dare let him die” And if you see Holland Hill run Verse 6 Well, I said, “They ain't give us trouble no more That we ain't brought down on ourselves” . But a chain on my back and my ear to the floor And I'll send all the Hill Boys to hell | I'll send all the Hill boys to hell Break 2 | | | | | | | | Verse 7 . It's Decoration Day . . And I've got family in Mobile Bay . They ain't never seen my grave . . That don't bother me, it ain't marked anyway Verse 8 'Cause I got dead brothers in Lauderdale south And I got dead brothers in east Tennessee My Daddy got shot right in front of his house He had no one to fall on but me Verse 9 . It's Decoration Day . . And I've a mind to go spit on his grave If I was a Hill, I'd have put him away And I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day Outro | | | | | | | |