Skaggs, Ricky - My Father's Son Lyrics
My history is no secret, It's written in the stones
In the hill beside this river,Rest my mother gentle bones.
And daddy there beside her, On my mothers next of kin
And their legacy passed down to me, The sons of mountain men.
Raised to be a miner, By a miners callised hands
Has my youth between these mountains, Where i grew to understand.
That family was the word of God, And faith was its demand
And life and death is sinking, From the coal beneath this land.
Well, a rich man writes the book of laws A poor man must defend
But the highest laws are written On the hearts of honest men
If that cup is passed to me To do what must be done
I've walked among these people Heard the stories that they tell
I've crawled beside them in the mines And touched the walls of hell.
I've shared their sacred secrets Known their triumph and their pain
And right or wrong i'll stand with them On the final judgement day.
They say God gives his comfort When the time of trouble comes
They say we'll own no share of peace Til we lay down our guns.
But will my boy have the chance to do The things i've never done
Or will he like me be told to be Must be his father's son.
Well a rich man writes the book of laws A poor man must defend
But the highest laws are written On the hearts of honest men.
When that cup is passed to me To do what must be done
On chunk of coal just carve these words I was just my father's son...
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Skaggs, Ricky My Father's Son Comments
Played at my sweet Uncle's funeral this week in New Castle, KY.
“The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.”
― G.K. Chesterton
“Among the rich you will never find a really generous man even by accident. They may give their money away, but they will never give themselves away; they are egotistic, secretive, dry as old bones. To be smart enough to get all that money you must be dull enough to want it.”
― G.K. Chesterton, A Miscellany of Men
"Well a rich man writes the book of laws that a poor man must defend. But the highest laws are written on the hearts of honest men." This is so true and it is my favorite part of the song.
When it comes to telling the story of your`e heritage, this is the way to go , a great creation by a legendary artist ,-- this song has a special place in my memory too,, K.
we do not dig for coal but the same tough roots allow a people to cut away at mountains of granite.
it is as if this song were written for my family. that mountain range goes all the way to new england where there are plenty of mountaineers.
I hear the words of my daddy when I listen to this song. I cry my eyes out listening to this song...I could hear my dad saying the part of" The rich man writes the book of laws, a poor man must defend..but the highest laws are written on the hearts of honest men.." My daddy always gave me good advice and this is alot like things he told me. I love this song. Ricky is one of the finest musicians. He has this in him and that is what makes him great. He also had the best teachers of bluegrass Bill, Ralph, Lester and Earl.
Ricky put all your album songs for sale om amazon prime, love to u and yours.
Both versions of the song are great.
when Ricky sings it touches a spot in my heart....
This is such a wonderful song. As a woman of the Appalachians it reminds me so much of home that I can hardly speak. Thank you Rick for honoring the memory of our mountain fathers and mothers.
Linda Fields
My dad was from eastern Kentucky and a miner ...
Ricky skaggs said it !!!