A
Jacky Don Tucker was my daddy's little brother
       E
And at seventeen he jumped the fence
            F#m
He joined a rock 'n' roll band, got a tattoo on his hand
D                          E7
Granny said he never had a lick of sense
              A
'Cause by the time he turned seven he was a stealin' watermelons
        E
Playin' house with the girl next door
         F#m
Drinkin' muscadine wine by the time he was nine
         D                             E7
Sneakin' out and smokin' cigarettes un der the porch

         D
He was a melon stealin'
Cop-a-feelin'
Daredevil fool
  A
A do-it-anywayin'
Playin' hooky from school
  B7
A water tower poet class of '73
            E
He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me
           D
'Cause I'm skinny dippin' finger flippin' son of a gun
(No Chord) Play by the rules
             E
You're gonna miss all the fun

       A
He was always drag racin' and he kept the sheriff chasin'
         E
But they never caught ole Jacky Don
              F#m
'Cause he was nobody's fool, the definition of cool
   D                       E7
He even cut a donut on the courthouse lawn
   A
He created quite a scandal that the locals couldn't handle
        E
When he took up with the preacher's baby girl
              F#m
They bought a new double wide and on their wedding night
     D
Aunt Jenny went to rockin'
      E7
Uncle Jacky Don's world

         D
He was a melon stealin'
Cop-a-feelin'
Daredevil fool
  A
A do-it-anywayin'
Playin' hooky from school
  B7
A water tower poet class of '73
            E
He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me
           D
'Cause I'm skinny dippin' finger flippin' son of a gun
(No Chord) Play by the rules
             E
You're gonna miss all the fun

         D
He was a melon stealin'
Cop-a-feelin'
Daredevil fool
  A
A do-it-anywayin'
Playin' hooky from school
  B7
A water tower poet class of '73
            E
He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me
           D
'Cause I'm skinny dippin' finger flippin' son of a gun
(No Chord) Play by the rules
             E
You're gonna miss all the fun
(No Chord) Play by the rules
             E
You're gonna miss all the fun
(No Chord) Play by the rules
             E
You're gonna miss all the fun