My Father's Son Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Skaggs
My Father's Son
Recorded by Ricky Skaggs
Written by Ricky Skaggs and George Green
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My history is no secret it's
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written in the
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stones
In the
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hill beside this river rests my
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mother's gentle
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bones
And daddy there beside her home
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among his next of
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kin
And their
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legacy passed
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down to me the son of mountain
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men
Raised to be a miner by a
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miner's calloused
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hands
Passed my
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youth between this mountains where I
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grew to under
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stand
That family was the word of God and
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faith was its
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demand
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life and death the same came from the
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coal beneath this
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land
Well a
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rich man writes the
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book of laws a
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poor man must de
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fend
But the
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highest laws are
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written on the hearts of honest
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men
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If that cup is passed to me to
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do what must be
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done
When they
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lay me down remind them I was
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just my father's
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son
I've walked among these people heard the
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stories that they
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tell
I've
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crawled beside them in the mines and
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touched the walls of
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hell
I've shared their sacred secrets known their
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triumph and their
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pain
And
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right or wrong I'll stand with them on the
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final judgment
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day
They say God gives us comfort when the
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time of trouble
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comes
They
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say we'll know no share of peace till
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we lay down our
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guns
But will my boy had the chance to do the
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things I've never
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done
Or will
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he like me be told that he must
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be his father's
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son
Well a
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rich man writes the
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book of laws a
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poor man must de
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fend
But the
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highest laws are
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written on the hearts of honest
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men
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When that cup is passed to me to
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do what must be
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done
On a
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chunk of coal just carve these words
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I was just my father's
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son
FAQ
Who sang the the song My Father's Son?
- The song My Father's Son was sang by Ricky Skaggs.
Who is Ricky Skaggs?
- Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo.Skaggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. On January 13, 2021, it was reported that Skaggs had been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump, alongside fellow country musician Toby Keith.
