Well, my mama and her mama drove my daddy and my granddaddy crazy I guess you could say It was a long line of women with some real strong opinions that made me Yeah, baby
You can’t change what’s in my veins It ain’t my fault, so boy
Don’t blame it on me, blame it on the tree That I fell from, you know I come by it honestly My roots run way too deep to be pulling them up They’re stuck where they oughta be You can’t just bury what’s hereditary So don’t blame it on the apple, blame it on the tree
Well, my daddy and his daddy were some hard-loving, hard-headed son of a guns And I’m another one Of a fifth generation with a stubborn reputation So just know, it’s a family thing
And I can’t change what’s in my name It ain’t my fault, so boy
Don’t blame it on me, blame it on the tree That I fell from, you know I come by it honestly My roots run way too deep to be pulling them up They’re stuck where they oughta be You can’t just bury what’s hereditary So don’t blame it on the apple, blame it on the tree
So don’t blame it on the apple, blame it on the tree The heart that I was given, blame it on the tree The way that I’m living, blame it on the tree
So don’t blame it on me, blame it on the tree That I fell from, you know I come by it honestly My roots run way too deep to be pulling them up They’re stuck where they oughta be You can’t just bury what’s hereditary So don’t blame it on the apple, blame it on the tree