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daddy's keft
his daddy left home when he was three .
and before he left, he went and named me "Sue." -
the name was a joke
all the people laugh about his name. -
the singer roam from town to town
his fist got hard and my wits got keen,
he roam from town to town to hide the shame. -
the singer saw the namgy dog
At an old saloon on a street of mud,
There at a table, dealing stud,
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue." -
the fight between the son and his dad
Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
And he went down, but to my surprise,
He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear. -
the name will make you strong
the daddy said: "Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough
the daddy said I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along.
So I give ya that name and I said goodbye
And it's the name that helped to make you strong." -
the singer shocked up
I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And I called him my pa, and he called me his son,
And I came away with a different point of view.