Some of you won’t believe this, but an Elton John song could fit in. “My Father’s Gun” is pro-Confederacy.
From this day on I own my father’s gun
We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun
I laid his broken body down below the southern land
It wouldn’t do to bury him where any Yankee stands
I’ll take my horse and I’ll ride the northern plain
To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again
I’ll not rest until I know the cause is fought and won
From this day on until I die I’ll wear my father’s gun
I’d like to know where the riverboat sails tonight
To New Orleans well that’s just fine alright
`Cause there’s fighting there and the company needs men
So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
As soon as this is over we’ll go home
To plant the seeds of justice in our bones
To watch the children growing and see the women sewing
There’ll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring
Heh, the whole “Tumbleweed Connection” album was only a step away from country music. Remember that Bernie Taupin wrote Elton’s words, and has always had a love affair with the Old West. So much so that BT became a US Citizen years ago.
Oh, and we need to add Hank Jr’s “A Country Boy Can Survive” to this list, especially the line about spitting Beech-Nut into the mugger’s eye and shooting him with a .45!