Gm [Verse 1] Gm Lucas was a redneck through and through Gm Drinkin and fightin was all the boy knew Gm Born with a corncob in his mouth Gm In Tupelo, Mississippi way down south [Chorus] C7 His daddy died drunk with a belly full of rum D7 His momma died waitin for a miracle to come N.C. People said N.C. Gm The boy's born to be a bum [Verse 2] Gm Hangin around with the rest of the riff raff Gm Down at the pool hall on Main Street Gm Wearin a red bandanna and a sweaty ol' straw hat Gm The union hall overall dirty back jeans [Chorus] C7 One half stupid and the other half dumb D7 Born to live and die in a sharecropper's slum N.C. People said N.C. Gm The boy's born to be a bum [Bridge] C Now who's gonna cry when you die, Lucas? Dm Who's gonna miss you when you're gone? C Will it be the black man you called a n****r C The hippie that you beat up just 'cause you were bigger C Will the riff raff laugh Dm At the epitaph on your tombstone Dm Betcha it says N.C. Here lies Lucas, born to be a bum N.C. Gm Died like his daddy with a belly full of rum [Bridge] C Now who's gonna cry when you die, Lucas? Dm Who's gonna miss you when you're gone? C Will it be the black man you called a n****r C The hippie that you beat up just 'cause you were bigger C Will the riff raff laugh Dm At the epitaph on your tombstone Dm Betcha it says N.C. Here lies Lucas, born to be a bum N.C. Gm Died like his daddy with a belly full of rum [Outro] Gm Whatcha gonna do about Lucas