Buck 65 - Indestructible Sam lyrics

Well this here’s the story of Samuel Donbay
A man like any other at the end of a long day
Guts and muscles and maybe a little more
He worked as a grave digger
After the civil war
Miles around competition burned with
The deepest rage
The work was hard and Sam did
It for the cheapest wage
Seemed that the other Man’s
Shoes didn’t fit him
When he was out working the others
Were out to get him

They called him indestructible Sam
He promised he would die with
A shovel in his hands that’s right
They called him indestructible Sam
He promised he would die with
A shovel in his hands
Diggin’ all day Sam’s pockets got richer
But the others were wishing he
Was out of the picture
So late one night some
Of the competition went
To see Doctor Beauregard a local magician
They asked if he could help
Put things in reverse
They pooled all their money for
A fifty dollar curse
Next morning at work was a commotion
Digging a grave Sam heard an explosion
Followed by a moaning, cursing and mumbling
From the nearby bushes a
Figure came stumbling
Sam shrugged his shoulders and
Surveyed the damages
Later Dr Beauregard was seen wearing bandages
Worse for wear he wasn’t taking suggestion
Said he’d hex anyone that
Asked him any questions
The coast wasn’t clear trouble kept lurking
The others kept scheming and Sam kept working

They called him indestructible Sam
He promised he would die with
A shovel in his hands that’s right
They called him indestructible Sam
He promised he would die with
A shovel in his hands

The other gravediggers lamented
Their blown chance
Decided to take matters into their own hands
Thoughts full of poison and making a trap
They blew up the shed where
Sam was taking a nap
The others were astonished
And totally annoyed
Cause Sam walked away while
The shed was destroyed
Next they tied him up and they swore
That they got him when they
Threw him in a lake and watched
Him sink to the bottom
Below and behold and to the others dismay
Sam was back at work again the very next day
They burned his house down to
The ground they were possessed
And when that didn’t work they finally
Shot him in the chest
So hold your head low and
Fly the flag half mast
But it was actually Samuel who
Had the last laugh
He recovered again, lord be praised
He lived to be a hundred
And dug the others graves
They called him indestructible Sam
He promised he would die with
A shovel in his hands that’s right
They called him indestructible Sam
He promised he would die with
A shovel in his hands

And he did
They called him indestructible Sam
He promised he would die with
A shovel in his hands that’s right
They called him indestructible Sam
And he died with a shovel in his hands

And this is an even true song
It was wrote on account of
Old Sam workin’ so hard
And I reckon that’s how it 'ought to be