I´m the last of the babies of the World War 2 World War 2 and that´s the one we didn´t lose, I heard that I was raised on biscuits, Spam and powdered eggs
DiMaggio´s baseball and Marilyn´s legs
And I´m the last of the drifters Last of the drifters, yeah
I remember when the great train, they used to run on coal And they would run on coal and I would be ready to go, me too Old white shirt and a tired overall Sometime I think my daddy knew it all
And I´m the last of the drifters Last of the drifters, yeah
I remember Louisiana in a hot steamy night Hot steamy night and she was holding me tight An old red Chevy with a big back seat I had me some two tall shoes off my feet
And I´m the last of the drifters Last of the drifters, yeah
I´m a world war baby holding mama´s hand Mama´s hand and how my daddy knew the land Truck bearing music and poverty and wealth I got some great big scars on myself
And I´m the last of the drifters Last of the drifters, yeah
I´m the last tie roller with the last good hand
Last good hand and I´m a gambling man All them bombs and people waking on that boom Sometimes I reckon I got here too soon
And I´m the last of the drifters Last of the drifters, yeah
And I´m the last of the drifters Last of the drifters, yeah