Ricky Skaggs - Drunken Driver Lyrics
Now listen here, drunken driverWhile here on earth you dwellYou never know when the time will comeWhen you'll have to say farewell.I saw an accident one dayWould charm the hearts of manAnd teach him never to drink a dropWith a steerin' wheel in his hand.This awful accident occuredOn the twentieth day of MayAnd caused to loving childrenTo sleep beneath the clay.These two dear kids walked side by sideOut on a state highwayTheir lovin' mother, she had diedAnd their father had run away.They were talking of their loving parentsHow sad their hearts did feelWhen around the curve came a speedin' carWith a drunk man at the wheel.The driver saw these two dear kidsAnd hooted a drunkard sound"Get out of the road, you little fools"And the car had brought them down.The driver staggered from his carTo see what he had doneHis heart sank within himWhen he saw his dyin' on.He then picked up his little oneAnd carried him to his carThen leanin' on the runnin' boardHe prayed a drunkard's prayer.Sayin', "Please, oh Lord, forgive meFor this awful crime I've done"His attention then was called awayTo the words of his dyin' son.Sayin' "Take us to our mother, DadShe sleeps beneath the groundIt was you and her we was talkin' aboutWhen the car had knocked us down.""And please, dear Dad, don't drink no moreWhile drivin' on your wayBut meet us with our mother, DadIn heaven some sweet day."...
