Somebody had to set a bad example
Teach all the prim and propers what not to do
Nobody round here wants to ramble
What the hell that's what I's born to do

Those swanky big brick houses don't amuse me
I live in a trailer, but I drive a Cadillac
I ain't never tried to impress nobody
With my honk if your honry sticker on the back

Sombody had to set a bad example
Teach all the prim and propers what not to do
Nobody round here wants to ramble
What the hell that's what I's born to do

All the girls that I grew up with went to college
Their rich daddies bought them a degree
But, I'm a third generation bartender
Yeah and I like livin' from a tip jar, from week to week

Somebody had to set a bad example
Teach all the prim and propers what not to do
Nobody round here wants to ramble
What the hell that's what I's born to do
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I said, what the hell that what I's born to do