Black Sheep By John Anderson

My daddy was a brake man on a highball travelin' train

An' momma she raised four little children

and the family had a good name

An poppa and momma wanted all for us they never had

Big brother, little brother and sister too

none of them turned out half bad

'cept me



I'm the black sheep of the family



Big brother went to college and became a doctor man

I guess he makes about a million dollars a year

off the folks on insurance plan

He's got a big long mercedes-benz

And a house over-looking the town

He sits in his jacuzzi and he watches the sun go down

and he feels real sorry for me,



I'm the black sheep of the family



Yeah I drive me a big ol' semi truck

I'm makin' payments on a two room shack

My wife she waits on tables

and at night she rubs my back

And I tell her what my poppa said to my momma

when he got off a highball train

Wake me up early, be good to my dogs

and teach my children to pray



Little sister married a banker

Yeah, he owns a country club

He bought her a big ol' racing horse

and a funny looking little dog

He buys her big rings and diamonds

and a brand new japanese yacht

And they like to get together

an' talk about all the things they've got

But they never mention me,



I'm the black sheep of the family



Yeah, I drive me a big ol' semi truck

I'm makin' payments on a two room shack

My wife she waits on tables

and at night she rubs my back

And I tell her what my poppa said to my momma

when he got off a highball train

Wake me up early, be good to my dogs

and teach my children to pray



I'm sayin' Woman,

Wake me up early, be good to my dogs,

and teach my children to pray