Family Tradition

Hank Williams Jr.

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  S1:
  Country music singers  

  Have always been a real close family 

  But lately some of my kinfolks 

  Have disowned a few others and me 

  I guess it's because 

  I kinda of changed my direction 

  Lord, I guess I went and broke their  

  Family tradition, they get on me and want to know, Hank
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  R1:
  Why do you drink 

  Hank, why do you roll smoke 

  Why must you live out the songs that you wrote 

  Over and over 

  Everybody makes my prediction 

  So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on 

  An old family tradition
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  S2:
  I am very proud  

  Of my daddy's name 

  Although his kind of music 

  And mine ain't exactly the same 

  Stop and think it over 

  Put yourself in my position 

  If I get stoned and sing all night long 

  It's a family tradition, so don't ask me, Hank
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  R2:
  Why do you drink 

  Hank, why do you roll smoke 

  Why must you live out the songs that you wrote 

  If I'm down in a honky-tonk 

  Some ole slick's trying to give me friction 

  I'll say leave me alone, I'm singing all night long 

  It's a family tradition
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  S3:
  Lordy, I have loved some ladies 

  And I have loved Jim Beam 

  And they both tried to kill me  

  In nineteen seventy three 

  When that doctor asked me 

  Son, how did you get in this condition 

  I said hey sawbones, I'm just carrying on  

  An ole family tradition, so don't ask me, Hank
• EEEEEH7H7H7EH7A7A7
  R1:
  Why do you drink 

  Hank, why do you roll smoke 

  Why must you live out the songs that you wrote 

  Stop and think it over 

  Try to put yourself in my unique position 

  If I get stoned and sing all night long 

  It's a family tradition -x--x--x x--x x