Jacky Don Tucker was my daddy's little brother   And at seventeen he jumped the fence   He joined a rock 'n' roll band, put a tattoo on his hand   My Granny said he never had a lick of sense   'Cause by the time he turned seven started stealin' watermelons   Playin' house with the girl next door   Drinkin' muscadine wine by the time he was nine   Sneakin' out and smokin' cigarettes under the porch      He was a melon stealin'   Cop-a-feelin'   Daredevil fool   A do-it-anywayin'   Playin' hooky from school   A water tower poet class of '73   He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me   'Cause I'm skinny dippin' finger flippin' son of a gun   Play by the rules   You're gonna miss all the fun      He was always drag racin' and he kept the sheriff chasin'   But they never caught ole Jacky Don   'Cause he was nobody's fool, the definition of cool   He even cut a donut on the courthouse lawn   He created quite a scandal that the locals couldn't handle   When he took up with the preacher's baby girl   They bought a new double wide and on their wedding night   Aunt Jenny started rockin'   Uncle Jacky Don's world      He was a melon stealin'   Cop-a-feelin'   Daredevil fool   A do-it-anywayin'   Playin' hooky from school   A water tower poet class of '73   He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me   'Cause I'm skinny dippin' finger flippin' son of a gun   Play by the rules   You're gonna miss all the fun      He was a melon stealin'   Cop-a-feelin'   Daredevil fool   A do-it-anywayin'   Playin' hooky from school   A water tower poet class of '73   He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me   'Cause I'm skinny dippin' finger flippin' son of a gun   Play by the rules   You're gonna miss all the fun      Play by the rules   You're gonna miss all the fun