Johnny Cash, Tom T. Hall - The Last Of The Drifters lyrics

I'm the last of the babies
Of the World War 2
World War 2 and that's the
One we didn't lose, i heard that
I was raised on biscuit's
Spam and powdered eggs
DiMaggio's baseball and Marilyn's legs

And I'm the last of the drifters
Last of the drifters, yeah

I remember when the great train
They used to run on coal
And they would run on coal and
I would be ready to go, me too
Old white shirt and a tired overall
Sometime I think my daddy knew it all


I remember Louisiana in a hot steamy night
Hot steamy night and she was holding me tight
An old red Chevy with a big back seat
I had me some two tall shoes off my feet

I'm a world war baby holding mama's hand
Mama's hand and how my daddy knew the land
Truck bearing music and poverty and wealth
I got some great big scars on myself

I'm the last tie roller with
The last good hand
Last good hand and I'm a gambling man
All them bombs and people waking on that boom
Sometimes I reckon I got here too soon