My Father's Gun

On Tumbleweed Connection. Robbie Robertson and The Band inspired the album and this song in particular. Musically, the song resembles "The Weight." Lyrically, it compares to Robertson's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."
== Lyrics: ==
From this day on I own my father's gun
We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun
I laid his broken body down below the southern land
It wouldn't do to bury him where any Yankee stands
I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain
To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again
I'll not rest until I know the cause is fought and won
From this day on until I die I'll wear my father's gun
chorus:
I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight
To New Orleans well that's just fine alright
`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men
So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
As soon as this is over we'll go home
To plant the seeds of justice in our bones
To watch the children growing and see the women sewing
There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring
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Category:Music: Elton John
Category:Lyrics: Bernie Taupin
Category:Piano: Elton John
Category:Vocals: Elton John
Category:Drums: Roger Pope
Category:Bass Guitar: Dave Glover
Category:Electric Guitar: Caleb Quaye
Category:Acoustic Guitar: Caleb Quaye
Category:Backing Vocals: Dusty Springfield
Category:Backing Vocals: Madeline Bell
Category:Backing Vocals: Kay Garner
Category:Backing Vocals: Lesley Duncan
Category:Backing Vocals: Tony Hazzard
Category:Backing Vocals: Tony Burrows