Jacky Don Tucker was my daddy's little brother And at seventeen he jumped the fence He joined a rock and 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 stealing watermelons Playing house with the girl next door Drinking muscadine wine by the time he was nine Sneaking out and smoking cigarettes under the porch He was a melon stealing Cop-a-feeling Daredevil fool A do-it-anywaying Playing hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're running with me Cause I'm skinny dipping finger flipping son of a gun Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was always drag racing and he kept the sheriff chasing 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 rocking Uncle Jacky Don's world He was a melon stealing Cop-a-feeling Daredevil fool A do-it-anywaying Playing hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're running with me I'm skinny dipping finger flipping son of a gun Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was a melon stealing Cop-a-feeling Daredevil fool A do-it-anywaying Playing hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're running with me Cause I'm skinny dipping finger flipping 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