Williams Jr., Hank - Mr. Lincoln Lyrics






Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here
The Republic's changed a lot in a hundred years
And I don't think it's working like you planned
Oh Mr. Lincoln we could use a hand

I just read the headlines in The Nashville News
And I wish I'd made this up but I'm afraid it's true
'Cause a man was murdered for his money in the streets
He was taking his wife to a nice place to eat

When they caught the man he did 23 months of time
He pled insanity like they do now all the time

Sir what would you have done in 1859

Now if you shoot someone Sir you can get off scot free
It's the latest thing Mr. Lincoln can you believe
Now they sue the manufacturers of the guns
Ain't the law changed a lot since 1861

Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here
'Cause things have changed a lot in a hundred years
And I don't think it's working out like you planned
Hey Mr. Lincoln we sure could use a hand

I just heard the news story on the radio
They let dangerous men out of prisons now, yes sir I'm afraid it's so
'Cause they're overcrowded and it was only his fifth offense
(Yeah) And this time, he's killed someone, does that make any sense

Now my lawyer called me about a nuisance case
'Cause everybody sues over any little thing these days
Well at least we're right, all we gotta do is tell the truth
He said "You're living in the past you romantic fool"

I said "You got that right, I lean toward the older ways
And there's damn few backwoods lawyers left today"

Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here
The Republic's changed a lot in a hundred years
And I don't think it's working like you planned
Oh Mr. Lincoln we could use a hand

Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here
'Cause things have changed a lot in a hundred years
And I don't think it's working out like you planned
(Ahh) Mr. Lincoln we sure could use a hand





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  1. M.... T....

    Where are you John Wayne ? America needs you.

  2. C.... B....

    Oak Tree Justice Works, HANG EM HIGH!!!🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺

  3. E.... 1....

    Hank Williams jr for president 2020

  4. N.... S....

    He is here. His name is trump

  5. M.... B....

    Heeeeey Mister Lincoln I know you were queeeer

  6. B.... F....

    If we brought back old ways of incarceration many criminals would think twice!!

  7. B.... G....

    What a great song- and I’m liberal

  8. K.... W....

    One of the best songs that never really became a hit. This song got me into country music 30 years ago.

  9. D.... A....

    2019 here why this is not the radio

  10. S.... c....

    If you religiously support any politician (aka freedom taker), then you're apart of the problem. I don't give a damn if its trump or AOC, they are working for the same goal, taking your freedoms away while telling you why you don't need them. So sad to see people be so brainwashed into the 2 party political system. Can we bring self reliance, independent thinking, and seperation of church and state back?

  11. b.... b....

    Ain't that the truth...

  12. D.... B....

    We need a Pinochet.

    D.... B....

    And vlad the impaler

  13. M.... M....

    One of my dads favorite hank jr songs if it wasnt for my dad i would have never heard all the great music of hank jr

  14. S.... L....

    We need to start having duels again, at 15 paces. Judge jury and executioner, No taxpayer money wasted.

  15. B.... W....

    He is a rebel trader!!!!!!!

  16. j.... d....

    He's right here by the grace of God...Everything is going to be just fine.

  17. R.... M....

    We need to make this song get on the radio and make it a to top seller we could go to shit pretty fast trump is the n we Lincoln TRUMP 2020

  18. M.... B....

    blame the person pulling the triger not the triger being pulled

  19. M.... B....

    If only we could bring Mr. Lincoln back to life

  20. M.... B....

    "Mr Lincoln I wish you had never existed" Look at your legacy, crime in American. If there weren't blacks running around causing havoc on the streets all over America this nation would damn near be a utopia

    M.... B....

    He wanted to send them back to Africa but he was assassinated before he could implement it

    M.... B....

    @Revenant That was his intention at one point. BUT... in his last speech he said he was gonna give "intelligent" black men "the right to vote" (which is what drove Booth to kill him). Was he giving them the right to vote in Africa?

  21. C.... M....

    Me and my father listened to this song when I got off work. ☺

  22. J.... C....

    2019 who's here??

    J.... C....

    Jerimiah Copley me

    J.... C....

    Goergia boy here

    J.... C....

    Shifty shift still doesn't know who the Whistleblower is lmfao I wonder what mr. Lincoln would think about the Democrat Party now

    J.... C....

    Jerimiah Copley here with the man himself and kid rock what a blast with these 2 together

    J.... C....

    And 2020

  23. B.... W....

    Always have! Some people hide behind your guidelines! Grown men scared of what I know bout them! I'm letting it go! You will never have an issue with Billy joe Whybark again! Sir and staff! Thanks!

  24. B.... B....

    Hear this don't just listen true word's

  25. M.... S....

    Probably one of Hanks best songs

  26. F.... L....

    Hank still knows how to bring the asshole outta me to this day.Thanks Bocephus

  27. J.... P....

    I grew up on this.God bless Hank Jr and Sheldon 3!!!

  28. F.... A....

    Chicken fuck face the duck fight

  29. A.... O....

    What a song!! If only we could bring back Abraham and Winston... we need men like this again. Fuck it thaw out US Grant and the great man Robert E Lee. We wouldn’t be looking at the world today like we do... And im an Aussie but respect is due where it is due. All great men among common men.

  30. G.... S....

    Lincoln was the first of the corrupt to be in office.

  31. M.... B....

    Thank you Mr Lincoln for what you brought down upon this country you tyrant. I hope you're spinning in your grave

  32. F.... H....

    Wake up America. Vote Trump 2020.

  33. D.... W....

    Still think Hank for president

  34. J.... T....

    One of my favorites from Bocephus!!!

  35. F.... L....

    Hank Jr. For president

  36. P.... T....

    Its on MAJOR MOVES album

  37. K.... P....

    These is very true

  38. s.... e....

    It took me 50 years to figure out I LOVE MY COUNTRY

  39. D.... W....

    Lincoln was the man of Steele

  40. B.... J....

    Put God back in America again in Schools, America, Offices, And I honestly think Schools should have Bible Studies. 🏫 📖

    B.... J....

    True that now there teaching the children beatology. Nasty

  41. B.... C....

    One bad ass song thay need to bring back the rope Bryan

  42. L.... D....

    Trump is the new JFK and Lincoln.

  43. R.... B....

    Hank Jr tells it like is and that's the way it should be

  44. P.... c....

    We have leftist liberals calling everyone who doesn't agree with them a Nazi yet those same liberals rush to defend a Muslim woman in Congress who is openly prejudice against jews...try to figure that one out. these losers are destroying America.

  45. C.... D....

    "You may not know it but this man is a spy.
    He's a undercover agent for the FBI
    And he's been sent down here to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan!"
    He was still bent over holdin on to his knee
    But everybody else was looking and listening to me
    And I laid it on thicker and heavier as I went
    I said, "Would you believe this man has gone as far
    As tearing Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars.
    And he voted for George McGovern for President."
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952h-AJ3Bcg

    C.... D....

    Loved that song.!!! Thank!

  46. b.... j....

    I believe he is saying liberals took Lincolns ideas and turned them into something that it was not supposed to be. I believe its saying Mr Lincoln come back and explain what his beliefs actually are. Lincoln begged the south to stay union and could not, so he did what he had to do to save the union. This is Coming from a person that my moms family was full Irish living in Illinois and my father Scott Irish from west Virginia. Both sides of my family lost members in the civil war. I do live in Illinois but my God I love the south. Obviously it's in my blood.

  47. E.... 1....

    Lincoln would be rolling over in his grave

  48. l.... a....

    Mr Trump I'm glad your here. Save our Country!

  49. L.... T....

    Hank for President

  50. B.... L....

    he wrote that in 1990 i wonder if he wrote another one like this what he would say. this wourld has turned to pure evil and sodomy. god bless you hank for standing with the confederate flag and our heritage

  51. A.... D....

    Bocephus for president 2024. 20+ years even more relivent..

  52. A.... M....

    lincoln has the blood of many americans on his hands. shermans march was an assault of women and children after the war has been won. the truth hurts.

    A.... M....

    after the war HAD been won for you yankee spell correct addicts

  53. J.... G....

    Lincoln was against slavery, but pro segregation. Blacks should stay the hell on their side of the fence.

  54. J.... L....

    Thanks Hank

  55. M.... B....

    It sure as hell didn't work like you planned. This is your legacy Mr Lincoln. I hope you're spinning in your grave for what you unleashed on this great country. The minute the war ended you should have deported every last one of their asses back to Africa

  56. m.... c....

    We need Jefferson Davis, Lincoln was a Tyrrant

    m.... c....

    This song is about rubbing Lincoln's nose in his mess.

  57. J.... T....

    Mr. Lincoln if you was here I'll buy you a beer

  58. B.... S....

    this song is so true alot of people need to hear this shit right now

  59. R.... P....

    l would like to bring Hank Williams Jr., Willie Nelson, Toby Kieth, Kris Kristofferson, together for the updated version of the Highwaymen. One of the best songs and new coming hit, the hauntingly beautiful song about the Rock Island Train Line, a lot of instruments in this song nearly 4 min long, a storied history song not just about a train, but true stories about lives in the pages of American History. Hank Jr. song Mr. Lincoln would be an excellent addition to the newest Highwaymen Journey.

  60. s.... o....

    Fuck lincoln.fuck Obama fuck Trump fuck em all. People seem to forget what my ansesters fought for. the south will rise again

  61. L.... ....

    Mr. Lincoln what the hell was you thinkin' ?

    L.... ....

    @supertroll -- He just got lucky. If the South would have been as Industrialized and had the wealth of the North, we'd be talking about Jeff Davis instead of Lincoln.

    L.... ....

    If there had been no slavery we would’ve been. Also there would be no culture clash. That’s the worlds biggest problem. This is why you see the nationalism rise. Especially in Eastern Europe. It may be the only sovereign safe place on earth in a few years

    L.... ....

    @supertroll --- This may sound off the wall but I sometimes question it. God intended for some to be slaves leaving it up to mankind to decide to love each other or flourish in the bondage of others.
    Jesus Christ walked on the Earth among slaves but never denounced it. He healed the sick and could raise the dead but did not see fit to abolish the act of slavery.
    Just MHO.

    L.... ....

    LEONIDAS maybe but not treated like animals. Maybe servants r either left in their natural habitat. It is foolish to make a 3rd worlders of 1st world

    L.... ....

    @supertroll -- True !

  62. I.... l....

    Mr. Lincoln was at war with the international banks trying to gain control of our currency. Trump is now fighting those same powers.

  63. j.... c....

    29 years. This still rings true.

  64. 1.... ....

    Listening to this and cleaning my CZ75 9MM Pistol uh huh

  65. E.... T....

    This guy is a traitor for making this song.

    E.... T....

    @LEONIDAS That's really not at all the message. He wants Lincoln back because he believes he can fix the issues.

    E.... T....

    @Early To Bed --- Does it really matter ? It's just a song and Lincoln can't come back .... Period !

    E.... T....

    @LEONIDAS Look, I'm not trying to start arguments man. I'm just saying that he wants to sing about "If the South Woulda Won we woulda had it made!"
    Then he wants to turn around and praise the man who fought against the southern homeland. Its hypocrisy.

    E.... T....

    @Early To Bed -- Point taken.

    E.... T....

    Hank for president

  66. E.... L....

    One of my most favorite songs from this country artist.. Fuck yeah. 1859. Sir

  67. H.... L....

    BUILD THAT WALL

  68. H.... L....

    its time all of us Americans rise up and raise hell to our congress to do their job they are suppose to work for us

  69. d.... ....

    This sent chills down my back in 1984 when I first heard it.

  70. I.... F....

    What a great song. Mr. Trump thanks!!

  71. F.... C....

    This song goes so fucking hard!

  72. X.... W....

    We got Trump

  73. C.... P....

    I love this

  74. E.... C....

    Hank needs to be are president hell yeah that would be so awesome

  75. J.... F....

    HELL YES !!!

  76. 1.... l....

    Hank is super smart but just because you like his music don't mean you GONNA like his ways! He is a true southern hardcore. He might just break your heart. But me being from South and knowing hank and family has hung and party with him and had many breakfast with him. Just cause you can relate to his music don't mean you know him. But HELL YES HANK FOR WHAT EVER IN THE GOVERNMENT..! IF YOU DON'T KNOW HE ALREADY told you what he would do. Listen to IT THE SOUTH WOULD HAVE WON

    1.... l....

    Whaaaaah???

  77. A.... D....

    Rip officer Adam jobbers Miller.

  78. B.... M....

    Jessie Wayne taught me to stfdwn. hush

  79. W.... S....

    I wish mr. Lincoln was here to see what he done to this country I'm saying the South was perfect but I wonder where you been like

  80. G.... G....

    BOCEPHUS 4 EVER
    FROM THE OLD SCHOOL
    ☆☆☆☆
    GIANMARCO GROPPELLI: MOVIES REVIEWER-POET-WRITER-NOVELIST.

  81. k.... d....

    MR, LINCOLN, I sure do wish JOHN WILKS BOOTH had been a few day's earlier.
    GREY, my favorite color.
    CONFEDERATE FLAG,should be hanging in the capitol.
    SOUTHERN BORN!!!!
    STRAIGHT OUT THE WOOD PILE, WHEN THE CALL TO ARM'S CAME, I WOULD OF GRABBED MY OLE RIFLE AND KILLED EVERY DAME YANKEE I SEEN.

    k.... d....

    You got that right

    k.... d....

    Grammar isn’t your strongpoint.

  82. F.... ....

    Well you see of course it's not working, cause Mr Lincoln destroyed the Union and replaced it with a Nation run by an easily corruptible central government that among many sins would try prohibition twice, once against Alcohol and now against Drugs leading to violent cartels and people thrown in jail for victimless crimes because of mandatory minimum sentencing.
    Also Mr Lincoln's plan for a strong central government lead to the creating of the Federal Reserve system, that central bank has utterly devalued our currency so that our savings are worthless and our money is worthless so.... Yeah Lincoln's plan didn't work, and I wish he was here to see the mess the system he helped created in the ashes of the one he destroyed.

  83. S.... F....

    you know this song speaks the truth hell" you think it in has changed in a 100 years ho look out your window and tell me where you live" we are a dieing breed

  84. S.... F....

    you know this song speaks the truth hell" you think it in has changed in a 100 years ho look out your window and tell me where you live" we are a dieing breed

  85. S.... F....

    you know this song speaks the truth hell" you think it in has changed in a 100 years ho look out your window and tell me where you live" we are a dieing breed

  86. S.... F....

    you know this song speaks the truth hell" you think it in has changed in a 100 years ho look out your window and tell me where you live" we are a dieing breed

  87. k.... b....

    Saw Hank 4 times back in the 80's he's still my favorite love his music used to have all his cassets back then still got them thank u Hank for all the great music!!!

  88. D.... R....

    mr hank jr,,,,thanx 4 your talent of best songs ...west side rednex.

  89. J.... C....

    Mr Lincoln sucks the man not the song

  90. w.... c....

    make Nashville, Tennessee the new Capital of USA ...like, if you agree

  91. S.... ....

    When this song came out I was about to graduate gov't highschool. We stayed high and drunk. We would rock the Guns n Roses and ACDC but Hank Jr would always be part of any good night.

    I miss those days but I'm happy to be a brand new Grandpa today. I'll make sure my grandbabies hear this.

  92. c.... t....

    Sang it son

  93. D.... M....

    i would have done my best to hand you a loss in that war!!!!2e

  94. G.... ....

    Came here after watching the Lincoln movie on Netflix. Great movie by the way!!

  95. S.... P....

    This is one of my favorite songs, it is so true today.

  96. H.... K....

    I would vote for him,and I would Ted Nugent for vice president

  97. L.... 4....

    Funny thing is the country has worked out just like Lincoln wanted, the Government has their hands in everything.

  98. S.... W....

    GO TRUMP

  99. G.... R....

    Hank Williams for president what a joke Donald Trump is doing a fine job you can't get any more racist than him i'm a Trump supporter if you don't like it go pound sand. I do not think Hank Williams would make a good president I think he's a drunk. If you knew anything about him

    G.... R....

    I like Donald Trump for president but Hank Williams jr. Is a good guy too a lot better these so-called country singers of the day pop what they sing thank you 4 supporting Donald Trump 20/20

    G.... R....

    I do know a lot about him and yes he was a drunk snorted coke did speed but the man has his shit together now people change

    G.... R....

    Dam dude chill out.

    G.... R....

    General Repair people always say. So so for president. I don’t think they’re serious. I hope not. You never want an artist running things. They see things abstractly. Look at the left these days what a joke.