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Ballad of General Lee

It was the summer of nineteen seventy nine              
A hero was born in the Georgia pines      
The angels played Dixie while his Mama set him free with the spirit of Robert E Lee              
             
He was bright Hemi orange with a style from sixty nine              
He was always first at the finish line              
Wore a Confederate flag cause that's how he stood              
Had a 440 six pack under the hood        
       
He was long and built for speed  
Had everything a country boy could need  
He was free, proud and true  
Loved by everybody in the red white, and blue  
   
Oh, General Lee you're a part of me  
Why can't they just let you be  
Just like those Good Ole Boys  
I'm not meaning no harm  
So why are all those sissies twisting my arm  
They got their rainbow dream at last  
But now they're trying to erase my past  
Ain't got but one thing to say  
Don’t tread on me - have a nice day
              
It's seems the voice of the few  
Trying to take the freedom from me and you  
If they don't like who we are  
Maybe they need to take a ride in that orange car  
   
So when I see that Zero One pass by  
I'm gonna hold my head up high  
Cause that General's gonna fly  
Across the southern sky  
 
Oh, General Lee you're a part of me  
Why can't they just let you be  
Just like those Good Ole Boys  
I'm not meaning no harm  
So why are all those sissies twisting my arm  
They got their rainbow dream at last  
But now they're trying to erase my past  
Ain't got but one thing to say  
Don’t tread on me - have a nice day
Written by buddydog
Published | Edited 20th Jul 2017
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