Terry Allen

Big Ol' White Boys

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Sitting here on the banks of the river
Looking out at the other side
Wondering if we’re ever gonna get there
Wondering why we’re never satisfied

Big ol’ white boys cross the ocean
On little bitty ships the whole world round
Got no notion of where they’re going
What they’re doing, or what they’ve found

White boys tame the mountains and the prairies
Making rules and building towns
If it’s alive, it’s better off buried
If it stands up, better knock it down

White boys
We’re not Mexicans, Blacks, or Indians
We’re white boys
We’re not Arabs, Jews, or Asians
Big white boys
Big ol' white European Caucasians
And white girls too

Sitting here on the banks of the river
Looking out at the other side
Wondering if we’re ever gonna get there
Wondering why we’re never satisfied

Big ol’ white boys fat with plunder
Satisfied, our every need
Rule the world while we get dumber
In the name of the luck, our lord, and greed

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parmacheene_bill On Apr 20, 2019

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2019-04-20 17:44:25

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by parmacheene_bill

6y ago

Song fact! "White Boys" as written by Gerome Ragni & Galt MacDermot is not the same song as "Big Ol' White Boys" as written by Terry Allen. In fact, they're entirely different songs! And when I submitted the lyrics to"Big Ol' White Boys" as written by Terry Allen, I was kinda hoping they wouldn't be replaced with the lyrics to "White Boys" as written by Gerome Ragni & Galt MacDermot. I suppose LyricFind has their reasons for putting the lyrics of "White Boys" by Gerome Ragni & Galt MacDermot under the title of "Big Ol' White Boys" by Terry Allen, but I'm a bit concerned that this will create some confusion for anyone who clicks on the link for "Big Ol' White Boys" by Terry Allen, only to be directed to the lyrics of "White Boys" by Gerome Ragni & Galt MacDermot. I'm almost certainly shouting into a void here, but if anyone has the power to fix this, I think the internet will appreciate it! Thank you!

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by parmacheene_bill 6y ago

Update: Thanks for fixing!

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