My Father's Gun

From this day on I own my father's gun We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun I laid his broken body down below the southern land It wouldn't do to bury him where any Yankee stands I'll take my horse and I'll ride the Northern plain To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again I will not rest until I know the cause is fought and won From this day on until I die I'll wear my father's gun I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight To New Orleans, well, that's just fine alright Because there's fighting there and the company needs men So slip us a rope and sail on 'round the bend As soon as this is over we'll go home To plant the seeds of justice in our bones To watch the children growing and see the women sewing There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight To New Orleans, well, that's just fine alright Because there's fighting there and the company, it needs men Oh, I said, oh, I said, slip us a rope and sail on 'round the bend I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight To New Orleans, well, that's just fine alright Because there's fighting there and the company needs men Oh, I said, oh, I said, slip us a rope and sail on 'round the bend Oh I'd like to know where the riverboat, the riverboat sails tonight To New Orleans, well, that's just fine alright Because there's fighting there and the company needs men Oh, I said, oh, I said, slip us a rope and sail on 'round the bend I'd like to know where the riverboat, the riverboat The riverboat sails tonight To New Orleans, well, that's just fine, that's just fine alright Because there's fighting there and the company needs men Oh, slip us a rope and sail on 'round the bend I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight To New Orleans, well, that's just fine, that's just fine alright Because there's fighting there and the company needs men Oh, I said now, oh, I said, slip us a rope and sail on 'round the bend (The riverboat sails tonight) (That's just fine alright) Oh, slip us a rope Sail on 'round, sail on 'round, sail on 'round, sail on 'round Sail on 'round the bend (The riverboat sails tonight) Oh, I said That's just fine alright