When I was a boy, just eleven year old
I lived on a farm with my daddy named Crow
And although he never went to school
My daddy had but two simple rules
He'd say boy, don't you worry, and don't you miss
He taught me to pray and tie the strings on my boot
He bought my first gun and he taught me to shoot
He took me on down to the river bed
And I'll never forget what he said
He said boy, don't you worry and don't you miss
One day my daddy was out at the mill
He brought me along, and it was all goin' well
Until my daddy he slipped on some straw
And his leg got caught in the saw
Well I cried out to my daddy Crow but here's what he said
I'm sorry that I've got to go away
I promise I'll see you again someday
But boy won't you learn from my mistakes and don't you miss
I'm sorry that I've got to go away
I promise I'll see you again someday
But boy won't you learn from my mistakes and don't you miss
It's time for me to fly away
I promise I'll see you again someday
But boy won't you learn from my mistakes and don't you miss
Boy won't you learn from my mistakes and don't you miss
Boy won't you learn from my mistakes and don't you miss
I had me a boy, and I named him Red
And one day my daddy Crow came out from the shed
He bought my son Red his first gun
He said come on Red let's go have some fun
And boy, don't you worry and don't you miss
And boy, don't you worry and don't you miss
And boy, don't you worry and don't you miss