Black Sheep

My daddy was a brakeman on a highball traveling train

Mama, she raised four little children

And her family had a good name

Papa and mama wanted all for us they never had

Big brother, little brother sister too

None of them turned out half bad

Cept me, I'm the black sheep of the family

Big brother went to college and became a doctor man

I guess he makes about a million dollars a year

Off the folks on insurance plans

He's got a big long Mercedes Benz

And a house overlooking the town

He sits in his Jacuzzi and he watches the sun go down

He feels real sorry for me

I'm the black sheep of the family

I drive me a big old semi truck

I'm making payments on a two room shack

My wife she waits on tables

And at night she rubs my back

I tell her what my papa said to my mama

When he got off a highball train

Wake me up early, be good to my dogs

And teach my children to pray

Little sister married a banker

He owns a country club

He bought her a big old racing horse

And a funny looking little dog

He buys her big rings and diamonds

And a brand new Japanese yacht

Well, they like to get together

And talk about all the things they've got

But they never mention me

I'm the black sheep of the family

I drive me a big old semi truck

I'm making payments on a two room shack

My wife she waits on tables

And at night she rubs my back

I tell her what my papa said to my mama

When he got off a highball train

Wake me up early, be good to my dogs

And teach my children to pray

Tell em what to do, John

John Anderson:

I said, wake me up early, be good to my dogs

And teach my children to pray