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[Verse 1]
EI just came in here to have some whiskey and beer and to Esay howdy to you allD  A  
ENow you all know me, this is Hank WAilliams, Jr. you see. Hat and shDade bEeard and all
ENow I have heard, mmm Ahmm, I've gotten the woErd
AAbout all these silly imposters runnEing 'Around
ELet me tell you something now they ain't real, thAey ain't got no scars
EThey ain't got no feel. Why they don't know nothing about whiskey bent and hellbound
[Pre-Chorus]
ANow I'm looking for a Elover and I'm Alooking for some Efun
My name is BEocephus, I'm a son of a gun
[Chorus]
ASome of us are born with it
BbSome of us don't ever ever get it
EThank God I'm a guitar man
AAnd its true I love the money
BbAnd its true I love all the honeys
BBut the thing I really love is to get down with the band
[Verse 2]
DNot everybody Eloves me but those tDhat do will Afight
ARight to the end they're guitar friends from Elegendary Saturday Nights
AI learned something from Lynyrd Skynyrd, from my Daddy and Ernest TEubb too
I do country-rock. I Ddo bluesBb  E  
[Pre-Chorus]
ANow I'm looking for a Elover and I'm Alooking for some Efun
My name is BEocephus, I'm a son of a gun
[Chorus]
ASome of us are born with it
BbSome of us don't ever ever get it
EThank God I'm a guitar man
AAnd its true I love the money
BbAnd its true I love all the honeys
BBut the thing I really love is to get down with the band
[Outro]
EOh boy, ain't no rookies on this record
I say my name is
B-O-C-E-P-H-U-S

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My Name Is Bocephus

by Hank Williams Jr.

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[Verse 1]

E E D A

I just came in here to have some whiskey and beer and to say howdy to you all

E A D E

Now you all know me, this is Hank Williams, Jr. you see. Hat and shade beard and all

E A E

Now I have heard, mmm hmm, I've gotten the word

A E A

About all these silly imposters running 'round

E A

Let me tell you something now they ain't real, they ain't got no scars

They ain't got no feel. Why they don't know nothing about whiskey bent and hellbound

[Pre-Chorus]

A E A E

Now I'm looking for a lover and I'm looking for some fun

My name is Bocephus, I'm a son of a gun

[Chorus]

Some of us are born with it

Some of us don't ever ever get it

Thank God I'm a guitar man

And its true I love the money

And its true I love all the honeys

But the thing I really love is to get down with the band

[Verse 2]

D E D A

Not everybody loves me but those that do will fight

A E

Right to the end they're guitar friends from legendary Saturday Nights

A E

I learned something from Lynyrd Skynyrd, from my Daddy and Ernest Tubb too

D Bb E

I do country-rock. I do blues

[Pre-Chorus]

A E A E

Now I'm looking for a lover and I'm looking for some fun

My name is Bocephus, I'm a son of a gun

[Chorus]

Some of us are born with it

Some of us don't ever ever get it

Thank God I'm a guitar man

And its true I love the money

And its true I love all the honeys

But the thing I really love is to get down with the band

[Outro]

Oh boy, ain't no rookies on this record

I say my name is

B-O-C-E-P-H-U-S

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