 ¶ His mama called him Tommy ¶¶ ¶ The folks just called him Yep ¶¶ ¶ Something always told me ¶¶ ¶ They were reading Tommy wrong ¶¶ ¶ He was only ten years old ¶¶ ¶ My daddy died ¶¶ ¶ I took care of Tommy ¶¶ ¶ Cause he was my brother's son ¶¶