Songtext von The Ballad of Rufus Amos Adams

Oh, Rufus Amos Adams Was born in 1947 Down in Midway, Alabama Off of Highway 83 With his Mom and Dad and sister He lived there 'till he was seven Then they moved to Tuscaloosa When his dad was transferred Oh, Rufus Oh, Rufus Amos Adams A boy from Alabama Who grew up to be a man When he graduated high school Oh, Rufus went to Auburn Where he had a partial scholarship And a handful of friends And nine semesters later With a degree in engineering Rufus moved to Mobile Found a job, and took a wife Oh, Rufus Oh, Rufus Amos Adams A boy from Alabama Who grew up to be a man Rufus had three children And a mortgage, and a Plymouth They'd drive down to Pensacola Every summer for a week He still lives in Alabama Where he's working for the county He'll retire in a few years And some day, he'll die Oh, Rufus Oh, Rufus Amos Adams A man from Alabama