My Uncle Songtext

von Flying Burrito Brothers

A letter came today from my draft board
Bm A
With trembling hands I read the questionnaire
G A D Bm
It asked me lots of things about my mamma and poppa
A D
Now that ain't what I call exactly fair

So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border
Vancouver may be my kind of town
Cause they don't need the kind of law and order
That tends to keep a good man underground

A sad old soldier once told me a story
About a battlefield that he was on
He said a man should never fight for glory
He must know what is right and what is wrong

So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border
Vancouver may be my kind of town
That tends to keep a good man underground

Now I don't know how much I owe my uncle
But I suspect it's more than I can pay
He's asking me to sign a three year contract
I guess I'll catch the first bus out today

So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border
Vancouver may be my kind of town
Cause they don't need the kind of law and order
That tends to keep a good man underground

Flying Burrito Bros "Gilded Palace Of Sin"
Copyright @ 1969 Irving Music Inc.(BMI)

Flying Burrito Bos "Last Of The Red Hot Burritos"
A&M Records 1972