[Verse 1]
My daddy was a brakeman
On a highball traveling train
Mama she raised four little children
And the family had a good name
And papa and mama wanted
All for us they never had
Big brother, little brother, sister too
None of them turned out half bad

[Refrain]
Except me
I'm the black sheep of the family

[Verse 2]
Big brother went to college
And became a doctor man
I guess he makes about a million dollars a year
Off the folks on insurance plan
He's got a big long Mercedes Benz
And a house overlooking the town
He sits in his Jacuzzi
And he watches the sun go down

[Refrain]
And he feels real sorry for me
I'm the black sheep of the family
[Chorus]
Yeah, I drive me a big ol' semi truck
I'm makin' payments on a two room shack
My wife, she waits on tables
And at night she rubs my back
And I tell her what my papa said to my mama
When he got off a highball train
Wake me up early, be good to my dogs
And teach my children to pray

[Verse 3]
Little sister married a banker
Yeah, he owns a country club
He bought her a big ol' racing horse
And a funny lookin' little dog
He buys her big rings and diamonds
And a brand new Japanese yacht
They like to get together and talk about
All the things they've got

[Refrain]
But they never mention me
I'm the black sheep of the family

[Chorus]
Yeah, I drive me a big ol' semi truck
I'm makin' payments on a two room shack
My wife, she waits on tables
And at night she rubs my back
And I tell her what my papa said to my mama
When he got off a highball train
Wake me up early, be good to my dogs
And teach my children to pray
[Outro]
I'm sayin' woman, wake me up early, be good to my dogs
And teach my children to pray