Mama told me when I was young Come sit beside me my only son And listen closely, oh baby to what I say And if you do this, it'll help you some sunny day, ah yeah I'll be your simple man Oh, take your time don't live too fast Troubles will come and they will pass Go find a woman, oh baby and you'll find love How's that, Jacksonville? And don't forget, son, there is someone up above What d'you say? And be a simple kind of man Oh, be something you love and understand Oh Baby be a simple,
be a simple man Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can? God bless the simple man Forget your lust for rich man's gold All that you need is in your soul Oh you can do this, oh baby if you try, y'all come to us All that I want for you, my son is to be satisfied And be a simple kind of man Oh, be something you love and understand Baby, be a simple, be a simple man Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can? Oh, yes, I will I'll be
your simple man Boy, don't you worry you'll find yourself Follow your heart and nothing else And you can do this, oh, baby if you try, that's right All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied and one more thing And be a simple kind of man Oh, be something you love and understand Baby, be a simple, be a simple man Oh, won't you do this for me, child, if you can? I need to hear you loud Baby, be a simple kind of man Oh, be something you love and understand Baby, be a
simple, be a simple man Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can? Oh mommy you know I will I'll do the very best I can Yes ma'am! Hey Rock fans, what's up? It was Ronnie Van Zant who wrote the lyrics for this song Lynyrd Skynyrd's late vocalist who died in a plane crash that nearly killed the entire band The band members who survived and lived with him say that this song pretty much sums up who Ronnie was a humble guy who valued time with family and friends far more than anything money could
buy and that he kept these values even after he became famous So I believe when Ronnie wrote these lyrics he really put down on paper the advice he grew up hearing from his mother After the Lynyrd Skynyrd return, with Ronnie's brother on vocals the Johnny Van Zant everytime they play Simple Man at concerts they usually dedicate the song to Ronnie and say he's the simple man as you can see in the video I translated the countless times Johnny pointed to the sky in reference to his brother And that's it Rock fans this time it was
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