Gather 'round this table, boys Bring your shame, I'll lose my voice Screaming at the gods about the bad we've done Merle said Mama tried, but the prison still won
Your transgressions are mine as well Anger grows in my bones if you could not tell But I'll find comfort in company Lord, forgive us, my boys and me
'Cause we're having an all-night revival Someone call the women and someone steal the Bible For the sake of my survival (Knoxville, Tennessee, let's go!) Baptize me in a bottle of Beam, put Johnny on the vinyl
Well, the devil can scrap but the Lord has won And I'll talk to him under risin' sun His son rose and mine did too I was coming down, but now I'm talkin' to you
We're having an all-night revival Someone call the women and someone steal the Bible For the sake of my survival (Knoxville) Baptize me in a bottle of Beam, put Johnny on the vinyl
Behind me to my left is a man named J.R. Carroll from the small town of Oologah, Oklahoma He's been rippin' on the keys for us all night He looks exactly like our drummer And if you guys'll give him a warm Knoxville welcome I think he just might've come to prove it
We're having an all-night revival Someone call the women and someone steal the Bible For the sake of my survival (Tennessee) Baptize me in a bottle of Beam, put Johnny on the vinyl
To the left of me on stage is a man named Graham Bright He's from the same small town of Oologah, Oklahoma He's been rippin' on the guitar for us all night He is the only red-head in the band, he stands a whopping 3 foot 1 But if you guys'll have him, I think he just might've come to prove it
We're having an all-night revival Someone call the women and someone steal the Bible For the sake of my survival (Tennessee) Baptize me in a bottle of Beam, put Johnny on the vinyl
Behind me on the stage is a man named Stephen Clark From the same small town of Oologah, Oklahoma He's been rippin' on the drums for us all evening He used to teach elementary school now he's here in Knoxville, Tennessee with us So if you guys'll give him a warm Knoxville welcome I think he just might've come to prove it
We're having an all-night revival Someone call the women and someone steal the Bible For the sake of my survival (Knoxville, I trust ya) Baptize me in a bottle of Beam, put Johnny on the vinyl
Somewhere on this stage is a man named Zephyr Avalon From the small town of Los Angeles, California He's been rippin' for us on the bass all evening He is the only Steely Dan fan in the band And if you guys'll have him in Knoxville He moves, he grooves, he jives, he rides
We're having an all-night revival Someone call the women and someone steal the Bible For the sake of my survival (we trust you, Knoxville) Baptize me in a bottle of Beam, put Johnny on the vinyl
To the right of me on stage is a man named Noah Le Gros from Western Wyo' He's been rippin' on the electric guitar for us all evening If you guys'll have him all the way out in Knoxville He is the last great American cowboy
We're having an all-night revival Someone call the women and someone steal the Bible For the sake of my survival (thank you, Knoxville) Baptize me in a bottle of Beam, put Johnny on the vinyl
Somewhere on this stage is a man named Read "Two Show" Connolly He's one of the greatest men I've ever met He's been playing the steel and the banjo for us all evening And if you guys'll have him I think he just might've come to prove it
We're having an all-night revival Someone call the women and someone steal the Bible For the sake of my survival (we trust you, Knoxville) Baptize me in a bottle of Beam, put Johnny on the vinyl
Thank you guys so much for the evening we've had, we love ya so much But last and certainly not least is a man named Lucas Ruge-Jones From the small town of Austin, Texas He's been playing the fiddle and the mandolin for us all evening He's about to have a baby And if you guys'll give him a warm Knoxville welcome He is the greatest fiddle player alive
(Last one we got, Knoxville)
We're having an all-night revival Someone call the women and someone steal the Bible For the sake of my survival (it's on y'all) Baptize me in a bottle of Beam, put Johnny on the vinyl