I may be shiftless and shameless
But I am otherwise blameless my son
And I'm a likable man if you forget all the things that I've done
And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
And it's madness, it's madness but I'm otherwise blameless my son
Lord turn me into a snake and teach me to kill
Send a great bird to devour me if that be thy will
I'll be judged by the law of the talon after I fall
If a big crow comes to eat me I won't mind at all
I may be shiftless and shameless
But I am otherwise blameless my son
And I'm a likable man if you forget all the things that I've done
And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
It's madness, it's madness but I'm otherwise blameless my son
There were some pretty bad notions
My emotions were founded upon
But there's worse things you'll find in my closet after I'm gone
Bullets are a lot like forgiveness coming from you
Probably need 70 times seven before you get through
I may be shiftless and shameless
But I am otherwise blameless my son
And I'm a likable man if you forget all the things that I've done
And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
It's madness, it's madness but I'm otherwise blameless my son
Tried to do better
Times getting tired of me
Tried to forget her
Then buried her under the tree
The older I get the less likely I'd bet I'd be saved
Times getting sick of my whining
So I'm off to my grave
I may be shiftless and shameless
But I am otherwise blameless my son
And I'm a likable man if you forget all the things that I've done
And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
It's madness, it's madness but I'm otherwise blameless my son