Shotgun House

歌詞

Back in the 19th, century on southern US land. They built a simple kind of house, and many still do stand. The people called them 'shotgun house,' from the African word "to-gun." Just three or four rooms back-to-back, and I'm-a get me one, son. When I get my shotgun house, you can visit all the time I will move from back porch to front room, by walking a straight line Oh, when I buy my shotgun house, that will be something fine I will finally have a place, I can call mine Now, yes, I am an English man; from Oxford, if you please. But when it comes to settling down, I may look overseas. For I have travelled far and wide, to places foul and fair But I have loved America, since I was married there, yeah. When I get my shotgun house, you can visit all the time I will move from back porch to front room, by walking a straight line Oh now, just to own a shotgun house, would be a splendid thing I will sing the way my daddy used to sing... ...on the banks M-I, double-S, I, double S, I, P-P-I