Welfare Line Lyrics - The Highwaymen

Well, now boys, I've been to Bethlehem 

Rode there on a big steam train 

Lost two fingers in the steel mills 

And I ain't goin' back again 

I fought for my country 

Lord knows, I did my best 

Crawlin' 'cross some foreign field 

They pinned a ribbon to my chest 

So, pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times 

Like rollin' in this bowl of sin, here on the welfare line 

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Served on the Georgia Road Gang 

Couldn't pay the debts I owe 

'Cause I'm not made of silver 

And I ain't never seen no gold 

I still remember Rachael 

Soft as a velvet gown 

They laid her in the pauper's grave 

On the other side of town 

So, pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times 

Like rollin' in this bowl of sin, here on the welfare line 

I know some folks are born of money 

You know I wish them well 

If the devil would ever want my soul 

I swear I'd never sell 

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So, pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times 

Like rollin' in this bowl of sin, here on the welfare line 

Pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times 

Like rollin' in this bowl of sin, here on the welfare line