Elizabethtown movie - My Fathers Gun lyrics

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Song by Elton John<br /><br>

From this day on I own my father's gun<br>

We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun<br>

I laid his broken body down below the southern land<br>

It wouldn't do to bury him where any Yankee stands<br>

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I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain<br>

To wear the color of the greys and join the fight again<br>

I'll not rest until I know the cause is fought and won<br>

From this day on until I die I'll wear my father's gun<br>

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I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight<br>

To New Orleans well that's just fine alright<br>

`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men<br>

So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend<br>

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As soon as this is over we'll go home<br>

To plant the seeds of justice in our bones<br>

To watch the children growing and see the women sewing<br>

There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring<br>

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