Ed Bruce - The Family lyrics

Weevils took to cotton and cows all took too dry What the varmints left behind the sun took up to die Trouble took to daddy like dew drops take to night Lonely took to mama when daddy took to wine And I took the train out of there I told the engineer I don't believe there's nowhere handy Heaven help the ties that bind the family Sister took to walking, brother took to testifying Mama took to moaning and I took up with crying Hatred took the nighttime And the government took the day What the hens refused to do The good sister learned for pay And I took the train out of there..... Fever took to daddy, daddy took to gone Sister took to black real nice And mama cried alone Brother took up preaching and the bank man took the farm The state came and took mama away So she can't do no harm And I took the train out of there.....