Faron Young - Don't Take Your Guns To Town Lyrics
(Johnny Cash)A young cowboy named Billy JoeGrew restless on the farmA boy filled with wanderlustWho really meant no harm.He changed his clothes and shined his bootsAnd combed his dark hair downAnd his mother cried as he walked outDon't take your guns to town, son.Leave your guns at home BillDon't take your guns to town.He laughed and kissed his momAnd said your Billy Joe's a manAnd I can shoot as quick and straightAs anybody can.But I wouldn't shoot without a causeI'd gun nobody downBut she cried again as he rode awayDon't take your guns to town, son.Leave your guns at home BillDon't take your guns to town.He sang a song as on he rodeHis guns hung at his hipsHe rode into a cattle townA smile upon his lips.He stopped and walked into a barAnd laid his money downBut his mother's words echoed againDon't take your guns to townm son.Leave your guns at home BillDon't take your guns to town.He drank his first strong liquorThen to calm his shaking handAnd he tried to tell himself at lastHe'd become a man.A dust cowpoke at his sideBegan to laugh him downAnd he heard again his mother's wordsDon't take your guns to town, son.Leave your guns at home BillDon't take your guns to town.Bill was raged and Billy Joe reachedFor his gun to drawBut the stranger drew his gun and firedBefore he even saw.As Billy Joe fell to the floorThe crowd all gathered roundAnd wondered at his final wordsDon't take your guns to town, son.Leave your guns at home BillDon't take your guns to town...
