Family Tradition Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Williams Jr.
Family Tradition
Written and Recorded by Hank Williams Jr.
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Country music singers have always been
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a real close family
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lately some of my kinfolk have dis
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owned a few others and me
I guess it's because I kinda'
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changed my direction
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Lord I guess I went and broke their family tra
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They get on me and wanna' know Hank
Why do ya drink Hank
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why do you roll smoke
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why must you live out the songs that you
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Over and over every
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body met my prediction
So if
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I get stoned I'm just carrying on an old family tra
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I am very proud
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of my daddy's name
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though his kind of music and
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mine ain't exactly the same
Stop and think it over put
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yourself in my position
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If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family tra
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Don't ask me Hank why do you drink Hank
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why do you roll smoke
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Why must you live out the songs that you
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If I'm down in a honky tonk some ol'
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slick tries to give me friction
I'll say
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leave me alone I'm singin' all night long
It's a family tra
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Lordy I have loved some ladies and
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I have loved Jim Beam
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And they both tried to kill me in
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1973
When that doctor asked me son
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how'd ya get in this condition
I said a
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hey sawbones I'm just a carrying on and ol' family tra
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Don't ask me Hank why do ya drink Hank
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why do you roll smoke
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Why must you live out the songs that you
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Stop and think it over try to put
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yourself in my unique position
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Family Tradition?
- The song Family Tradition was sang by Hank Williams Jr..
Who is Hank Williams Jr.?
- Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of country music legend Hank Williams.
Williams began his career following in his famed father's footsteps, covering his father's songs and imitating his father's style. Williams' first television appearance was in a 1964 episode of ABC's The Jimmy Dean Show, in which at age fourteen he sang several songs associated with his father. Later that year, he was a guest star on Shindig!.Williams' style evolved slowly as he struggled to find his own voice and place within country music. This was interrupted by a near-fatal fall off the side of Ajax Peak in Montana on August 8, 1975. After an extended recovery, he challenged the country music establishment with a blend of country, rock, and blues. As a multi-instrumentalist, Williams' repertoire of skills includes guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, steel guitar, banjo, dobro, piano, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, fiddle, and drums.From 1989 through October 2011, his song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight", refashioned as "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night", had been used to open broadcasts of Monday Night Football until it was pulled after Williams made controversial and widely criticized comments comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. The song returned to open the show in 2017 although it was temporarily removed in 2020.On August 12, 2020, Williams was selected to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
