Tell me what a young man Ma-ma What's he got to live__ for__ Toss-ed in the shuf- fle of__ ev-ery-day__ war__ Search-in' for some trou-ble Which I'm sure__ he will find__ Spend your whole life fight-in' son__ Meet your__ dy-in' time__ It's a shame__ It's a shame__ The trig-ger be his on-ly friend__ It's a shame,__ oh yeh__ But it ain't ne-ver gon-na end__ That磗 right He's a pock-et-ful of hate__ That don't give a damn__ What fate a-waits__ the ma-chine__ gun man?__ Well, he ain't got no fu- ture And he ain't got no plan What fate a-waits__ the ma-chine__ gun__ man?__ the ma-chine gun__ man?__ yeah__ yeah__ I can't__ see to-mor- row And I don't see to-day__ Trail of con-fu- sion__ done lead-in' my__ way__ They say the on-ly thing worth kill-in'__ Lord__ Be kill-in' time___ On-ly soul worth_ sav-in' now Ma-ma Re_ sav-in' mine__ It's a shame__ It's a shame Lord The trig-ger be his on-ly friend__ It's a shame,__ oh yeh__ But it ain't ne-ver gon-na end__ That磗 right He's a pock-et-ful of hate__ That don't give a damn__ What fate a-waits__ the ma-chine__ gun man?__ Well, he ain't got no fu- ture And he ain't got no plan What fate a-waits__ the ma-chine__ gun__ man?__ He keeps__ shoot-in' Ma-ma like__ an-y old fool would do__ Lord, thelife he be__ lead-in' ain't the one he has to choose__ As he walks on out that door__ Ma-ma breaks down to cry__ As she waits__ the ma-chine__ gun__ man Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye__ yeah__ Yeah He's a pock-et-ful__ of__ hate__ That don't give a damn__ oh,__ What fate a-waits__ the ma-chine__ gun man?__ Well, he ain't__ got__ no fu- ture And he ain't__ got__ no plan__ What fate a-waits__ the ma-chine__ gun__ man?__ the ma-chine, yeah, yeah,__ gun__ man?__ The ma-chine gun__ man?___ oh yeah__