Everyone knows I'm the hard workin' peace lovin' type I walk a thousand miles out of my way Just to keep from a fight Poke fun at the way that I talk Or this hat that I wear You can say what you want about me See if I care But one slip of the tongue 'bout my God Or my mama Or this flag that I wear on my shirt You'll see a side of me man That I don't think you wanna Cause them there's fightin' words Now don't get me wrong I've swapped skin now and then in my youth I was all for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth Now the older I get The less I wanna stand toe to toe But before you go runnin' your mouth I think you oughta know That one slip of the tongue 'bout my God Or my mama Or this flag that I wear on my shirt You'll see a side of me man That I don't think you wanna Cause them there's fightin' words Chevrolet or Ford The south or the north That ain't gonna get me worked up But I'll draw the line Every time when it comes to the things that I love So one slip of the tongue 'bout my dog Or my woman Or this country that I proudly serve You'll see a side of me man That you damn sure don't wanna Cause them there's fightin' words Yeah, them's fightin' words Ah them's fightin' words, Hoss Excuse me First amendment? Son, the first amendment protects you from the government Not from me You can say whatever you want to out there You come within reach of me I'll exercise my right to give you a good ol' country ass whoopin' Is what I'll do for you By God