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Nazel wrote this one a year or so ago when he got tired of hearing most people's shallow political rhetoric and distorted versions of a topic near and dear to his heart.....FREEDOM! He was hopin' to piss off the Left and the Right, but most people seem to love it!
lyrics
Don’t Tread On Me
(Nazel Pickens)
Well, I don’t dial 911
I don’t pay taxes, I’ll keep my guns
I make moonshine, and I been known to smoke a lil’ weed
So leave me alone ‘cause I’m alright,
I ain’t lookin’ for a fight
And I’ll be just fine, If y’all just let me be
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
Livin’ wild and livin’ free
I told you once, don’t make me tell you twice
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
I’m warnin’ you, don’t bother me
Next time I might not be so nice
Well, I ain’t left and I ain’t right
I sure as hell ain’t afraid to fight
To me gun control is a steady hand
My hair it smells like black powder smoke
I like me a good dead cop joke
I’ll fight the law, but I’ll defend this land
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
Livin’ wild and livin’ free
I told you once, don’t make me tell you twice
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
I’m warnin’ you, don’t bother me
Next time I might not be so nice
I love my mama, I eat red meat
Look both ways ‘fore I cross the street
But I’m gonna go anywhere I damn well please
Never could walk that straight narrow line
Never gonna give up my wine
Never gonna live upon my knees
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
Livin’ wild and livin’ free
I told you once, don’t make me tell you twice
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
I’m warnin’ you, don’t bother me
Next time I might not be so nice
Like a rattlesnake eatin’ up a mouse
Got boobie-traps all ‘round my house
Me and my friends don’t like seein’ you ‘round
You think you big and we so small
‘Cause you think you own it all
One day yer world’s gonna come on crashin’ down
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
Livin’ wild and livin’ free
I told you once, don’t make me tell you twice
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
I’m warnin’ you, don’t bother me
Next time I might not be so nice
So, you can call me an outlaw, say I’m a rebel
I’m just tryin’ to put some food on the table
Ain’t tryin’ to be no modern day Robin Hood
‘Cause I don’t care ‘bout their big mess
I ain’t never gonna pass their test
And tryin’ to change me now wouldn’t do ya no good
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
Livin’ wild and livin’ free
I told you once, don’t make me tell you twice
Don’t Tread On Me, Don’t Tread On Me
I’m warnin’ you, don’t bother me
Next time I might not be so nice
Yeah, next time I might not be so nice
Well, next time I might not be so nice
(So remember folks, be sure to write yer congessman, and tell’m to “F#@% Off!”)
credits
released April 4, 2018
Don’t Tread On Me (Nazel Pickens)
THE DISTILLED-SPIRIT REBELLION
100 Proof Backwoods Blend
Nazel Pickens - vocals, guitar
Mike O’Donnell - drums
Benji - bass, vocals
Jimmy MacLeod - guitar, vocals
Fred Epping - pedal steel
Lob Strilla - banjo, vocals
Black Jack Davy - fiddle
Christopher “Bear” Smith - additional vocals
Recorded (12-22-16)
LIVE @ THE SWAMP HOUSE, WILLIAMS, OR
produced by Nazel Pickens and Mike O’Donnell
mixed and engineered by Nazel Pickens and Mike O’Donnell
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