From this day on, I own my father's gunHe dug his shallow grave beneath the sunI laid his broken body down below the southern landIt would undo to bury him where in a Yankee stanceI take my horse and I ride the northern planeTo wear the color of the grays and join the fight againFor I'll not rest until I knowThe cause is four in oneFrom this day on until I dieI'll wear my father's gunI'll have to know where the riverboatSails to the shoreSails tonightTo New Orleans, well, that's just fine, all rightCause there's fighting there and the company needs menSo slip us a rope and sail on round the bendAs soon as this is overWe'll go homeTo plant the seeds of justiceIn our bonesTo watch the children growin'And see the women sowin'There'll be laughterWhen the wind blowsWhile the bellsOf freedom ringI'd like to know where the riverboat says to nowTo New Orleans, well, that's just fine, all rightCause there's fighting there and the company needs menOoh I said, ooh I said oh I said there IAPPY, now, oh yeahSlip us a rope and sail on round the bendFrom this day on, I own my father's gunWe dug his shallow grave beneath the sunI laid his broken body down below the southern landWhat I'd do to bury him where any Yankee stands