Family Funeral Fight

[00:09.67] Now he was just a little fella
[00:11.84] Barely 5 foot 3
[00:14.17] But he caused a great commotion
[00:16.42] Down in Ducktown Tennessee
[00:19.83] Now it was nothing that the old man did
[00:22.09] Or one word that he said
[00:25.53] Fact is the trouble didn t start
[00:26.63] Till three days after he was dead.
[00:31.23] It was a huge military funeral
[00:33.57] With the family gathered round
[00:35.86] Come to show the old man honor
[00:38.04] And to ease him in the ground
[00:40.36] But murmurs spread among the crowd
[00:43.76] And the mourner s blood ran cold
[00:46.04] When up pulled the big squad car
[00:48.23] Marked Tennessee State Patrol
[00:54.86] It was the old mans youngest son
[00:57.15] Doing 25 to life
[00:59.35] For burning down his brother s trailer
[01:02.75] And running off with his wife
[01:04.95] The entire family was divided
[01:07.22] Held together by a shaky truce
[01:09.48] And then a woman yelled
[01:10.65] I still love you Earl and all hell broke lose
[01:15.05] Brothers, uncles, sisters, cousins
[01:17.24] Knife and fist fights by the dozens
[01:19.57] Yellin, spittin, bitin, hittin
[01:21.83] What a sight to see
[01:25.27] At the Ducktown knock down
[01:27.43] Family funeral fight
[01:29.76] It started in the afternoon
[01:32.04] And lasted half the night
[01:34.29] 10 were stabbed 2 were shot
[01:36.54] Nobody walked or talked quite right
[01:39.91] After the ducktown knock down
[01:42.13] Family funeral fight
[01:48.75] And old highway patrol
[01:53.25] And after about an hour or two
[01:56.53] They finally gained control
[01:57.64] The sheriff said this is a disgrace
[01:59.97] And I m haulin all yall in
[02:03.41] But Not till we've brought this service
[02:05.58] To a decent end
[02:08.85] So the Honor Guard stepped forward
[02:11.16] Fired their rifles in the air
[02:14.57] An old lady who was snoozin
[02:16.74] Jumped and fell out of her chair
[02:20.07] And as she hit that Astroturf you won t
[02:22.23] Believe what happened then
[02:24.37] A boy yelled Whoa they shot grandma
[02:26.54] And here we go again
[02:30.06] Mourners, Police, Honor Guards,
[02:33.34] Relatives from near and far
[02:36.66] Cussin, fussin, bitin, and hittin,
[02:38.91] What a sight to see
[02:41.11] At the Ducktown knock down
[02:43.26] Family funeral fight
[02:45.59] It started in the afternoon
[02:47.76] And lasted half the night
[02:50.03] 10 were stabbed 2 were shot
[02:52.35] Nobody walked or talked quite right
[02:55.67] After the Ducktown knock down
[02:58.95] Family funeral fight
[03:01.22] It was the Ducktown knock down
[03:03.44] Family funeral feud
[03:05.61] You can t believe the mayhem
[03:07.85] And the chaos that ensued
[03:10.14] Why they even shot the sheriff
[03:13.59] Punched out the preachers lights
[03:16.93] At the Ducktown knock down
[03:19.25] Family funeral fight
[03:21.83] The Ducktown knock down
[03:25.55] Family funeral fight
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