“I had my pistol in my pocket and I said, ‘Put that gun down,’”
There’s a song there somewhere.
“Lay that pistol down babe, lay that pistol down. Pistol packing momma, lay that pistol down”.........(There’s more but why waste it? I believe that was an old Bob Wills song of yesteryear.
“I had my pistol in my pocket and I said, ‘Put that gun down,’”
****There’s a song there somewhere.****
Pistol Packin’ Mama by Al Dexter, 1943
Drinkin’ beer in a cabaret And I was havin’ fun!
Until one night she caught me right, And now I’m on the run
Lay that pistol down Babe, Lay that pistol down,
Pistol Packin’ Mama, Lay that pistol down.
She kicked out my windshield, She hit me over the head,
She cussed and cried, and said I lied, And I wished that I was dead.
Lay that pistol down Babe, Lay that pistol down,
Pistol Packin’ Mama, Lay that pistol down.
Drinkin’ beer in a cabaret, And dancing with a blonde,
Until one night she shot out the light, Bang! That blonde was gone.
Lay that pistol down Babe, Lay that pistol down,
Pistol Packin’ Mama, Lay that pistol down.
I’ll see you every night Babe, I’ll woo you every day,
I’ll be your regular Daddy, If you’ll put that gun away.
Lay that pistol down Babe, Lay that pistol down,
Pistol Packin’ Mama, Lay that pistol down.
Lay that pistol down Babe, Lay that pistol down,
Pistol Packin’ Mama, Lay that pistol down.
Now down there was old Al Dexter, He always had his fun,
But with some lead. she shot him dead, His Honkin’ days are done.
Recorded in 1943 by Al Dexter, an ol’ East Texas boy from Troup.