Family Lyrics & Chords By Billy Joe Royal

The weebles all took the cotton
And the cows all took to dry
And what the varmints like behind
The sun took up to die

Troubles took to daddy
Like dewdrops take to night
Mama took to crying a lot
And daddy took to wine

And I took a train out of there
I told the engineer, "I don't believe there's no help handy"
Heaven help the ties that bind a family

Sister took to walking
And brother took to crying
Mama took up new found friends
And I took up with crying

Hatred took the night time
And government took the day
And what the hens refused to do
The sister learned for pay

And I took a train out of there
I told the engineer, "I don't believe there's no help handy"
Seems like even God don't love the family

Flowers took to daddy
And daddy he took to gone
Sister took to black real nice
And mama cried alone
Brother he took up a-preaching
And the bank man, he took the farm
The state came and took mama away
Where she can't do herself no harm

And I took a train out of there
I told the engineer, "I don't believe there's no help handy"
Heaven help the ties that bind a family

Got up, packed up and got the Hell out of there
I told the engineer, "I don't believe there's no help handy"
Looks like only God can save the family

And I took a train out of there
I told the engineer, "I don't believe there's no help handy," oh, no, now
Heaven help the ties that bind a family