Saturday Redneck - Rodney Atkins

While I'm a father, I only have boys. JayG, on the other hand, is blessed with a little girl.

Fortunately, he has a plan for when she starts dating. Heh.

Jay, this Saturday Redneck is for you.

Rodney Atkins is fairly new to the country music scene, and is pretty mainstream country - slide guitars, fiddles, you know what I'm talking about. He also has a funny sense of humor that he puts in his songs. Cleaning this Gun is about a Dad whose daughter is going out on a date, and the chat he has with the young man. Once again, heh.

The Declaration of Independence
Think I could tell you that first sentence
But then I’m lost

I can't begin to count the theories
I've had pounded in my head
That I forgot

I don't remember all that Spanish
Or the Gettysburg address
But there is one speech from high school
I'll never forget

(Chorus)
Come on in boy sit on down
And tell me about yourself
So you like my daughter do you now?
Yeah we think she's something else
She's her daddy's girl
Her momma's world
She deserves respect
That’s what she'll get
Ain’t it son?
Hey y'all run along and have some fun
I'll see you when you get back
Bet I’ll be up all night
Still cleanin' this gun

Well now that I’m a father
I’m scared to death one day my daughter
Is gonna find
That teenage boy I used to be
That seems to have just one thing on his mind

She’s growin' up so fast
It won't be long before
I’ll have to put the fear of god into
Some kid at the door

(Chorus)
Come on in boy sit on down
And tell me about yourself
So you like my daughter do you now?
Yeah we think she's something else
She's her daddy's girl
Her momma's world
She deserves respect
That’s what she'll get
Now ain't it son?
Y’all go out and have some fun
I'll see you when you get back
Probably be up all night
Still cleanin' this gun

Now it's all for show
Ain’t nobody gonna get hurt
It’s just a daddy thing
And hey, believe me, man it works

(Chorus)
Come on in boy sit on down
And tell me about yourself
So you like my daughter do you now?
Yeah we think she's something else
She's her daddy's girl
Her momma's world
She deserves respect
That’s what she'll get
Now ain't it son?
Y’all run along and have a little fun
I'll see you when you get back
Probably be up all night
Still cleanin' this gun

Son, now y'all buckle up and have her back by te- let's say about nine...thirty.
Drive safe.

While there's no CMT video for this, here's a Youtube with the lyrics.


UPDATE 27 September 2008 08:55: Hey, it's a Jayalanche! Welcome, and take a look around. There's more here than just redneck. Well, maybe not much, but some.