Blameless

I may be shiftless and shameless
 But I am otherwise blameless my son
 And I'm a likable man if you forget all the things that I've done
 And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
 And it's madness, it's madness but I'm otherwise blameless my son
 Lord turn me into a snake and teach me to kill
 Send a great bird to devour me if that be thy will
 I'll be judged by the law of the talon after I fall
 If a big crow comes to eat me I won't mind at all
 I may be shiftless and shameless
 But I am otherwise blameless my son
 And I'm a likable man if you forget all the things that I've done
 And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
 It's madness, it's madness but I'm otherwise blameless my son
 There were some pretty bad notions
 My emotions were founded upon
 But there's worse things you'll find in my closet after I'm gone
 Bullets are a lot like forgiveness coming from you
 Probably need 70 times seven before you get through
 I may be shiftless and shameless
 But I am otherwise blameless my son
 And I'm a likable man if you forget all the things that I've done
 And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
 It's madness, it's madness but I'm otherwise blameless my son
 Tried to do better
 Times getting tired of me
 Tried to forget her
 Then buried her under the tree
 The older I get the less likely I'd bet I'd be saved
 Times getting sick of my whining
 So I'm off to my grave
 I may be shiftless and shameless
 But I am otherwise blameless my son
 And I'm a likable man if you forget all the things that I've done
 And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
 It's madness, it's madness but I'm otherwise blameless my son