I learned how to write it when I first started school
Some bully didn't like it, he said it didn't sound too cool
So I had to hit him and all I said when the blood came
It's my last name

Grandpa took it off to Europe to fight the Germans in the war
It came back on some dog-tags, nobody wears no more
It's written on a headstone in the field where he was slain
It's my last name

Passed down from generations too far back to trace
I can see all my relations when I look into my face
May never make it famous but I'll never bring it shame
It's my last name

Daddy always told me far back as I recall
Son, your part of something, you represent us all
So keep it how you got it , as solid as it came
It's my last name

Passed down from generations too far back to trace
I can see all my relations when I look into my face
May never make it famous but I'll never bring it shame
It's my last name

So darling if you're wondering why I've got you here tonight
I wanna be your husband, I want you to be my wife
I ain't got much to give you but what I've got means everything
It's my last name, oh, it's my last name

I learned how to write it when I first started school