Story Behind The Song
I had an old battered 12 string that I was given by the Rolling Stones tour manager, Tom Keylock and I thought it only right to write a song that might have been written by Jagger and Richards. I tuned it to an open G tuning and had fun.
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Song Description
In the first verse, a man says that he can hear his son telling him that his wife is looking for him and he clearly doesn't want to be found.
In the chorus. he says that he wants his son, Billy Boy to look after his mother and if he doesn't, he'll disown
| Song Length |
3:22 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Blues - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerless, Restless |
Subject |
Son, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
The Band, The Rolling Stones |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
No Son of Mine
1-I can hear you boy, calling me ? telling me
I can hear you child, bringing me down
Pretty woman, hey, tell her I?ve run away
But don?t tell her I?m still in town
Chorus ?
Hey Billy boy ? Take care of everything
Be a man and you?ll turn out fine
But if you let me down - And start wandering
Then you can?t be ? No you can?t be, no son of mine
2-Your Momma is mighty fine womanhood
But your daddy is a very bad man
I?d be better if I truly thought that I could
But I?m moving on while I can
Chorus ?
Hey Billy boy ? Take care of everything
Be a man and you?ll turn out fine
But if you let me down - And start wandering
Then you can?t be ? No you can?t be, no son of mine
Slide solo
3-There?s the tally man ? Better be on my way
If he catches me, he?ll bust my head
When you find the time ? Get away, out of here
But tell you Momma that you think I?m dead
Chorus ?
Hey Billy boy ? Take care of everything
Be a man and you?ll turn out fine
But if you let me down - And start wandering
Then you can?t be ? No you can?t be, no son of mine
Repeat.