• Song:

    My Uncle

  • Artist:

    Steve Earle

  • Album:

    Side Tracks

Intro: 
 
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Verse 1: 
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A letter came today from my draftboard 
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With tremblin hands I read the questionaire 
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It asked alot of questions 'bout my mama and my papa 
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That ain't exactly what I call fair 
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So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border 
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Vancouver might be just my kind of town 
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Cause they ain't got the kind of law and order 
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That tends to keep a good man underground  

Bridge: 
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Verse 2: 
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A sad old soldier once told me a story 
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About a battlefield that he was on 
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He said a man should never fight for glory 
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I guess he knows what's right and what is wrong 
 
CHORUS 
 
BRIDGE 
 
Verse 3: 
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Ya'll I don't know how much I owe my uncle 
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I expect that it's more than I can pay 
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He's askin' me to sign a three year contract 
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I guess I'll catch the next bus out today 
 
CHORUS (2X)
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