Simple Man by Viking Cowboys

Lynard skynyrd cover One of the most devastating incidents in the history of rock music occurred on October 20, 1977, when a Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi, US, claiming 6 lives including three musicians from the iconic American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died 2023 at the age of 71. No cause of death was given. -----------------LYRICS-------- Simple Man“ Mama told me when I was young “Come sit beside me, my only son And listen closely to what I say And if you do this it’ll help you some sunny day“ “Oh, take your time, don’t live too fast Troubles will come and they will pass You’ll find a woman and you’ll find love And don’t forget, son, there is someone up above“ “And be a simple kind of man Be something y