Pistol Packin’ Mama Songtext
von Bing Crosby

Lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin′ mama
Lay that pistol down

Oh, drinkin' beer in a cabaret
Was I havin′ fun
Until one night she caught me right
And now I'm on the run

Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down

Oh, I′ll sing you every night, Bing
And I′ll woo you every day
I'll be your regular mama
And I′ll put that gun away


Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay the thing down before it goes off
And hurts somebody

Oh, she kicked out my windshield
And she hit me over the head
She cussed and cried and said I′d lied
And she wished that I was dead

Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down

We′re three tough gals
From deep down Texas way
We got no pals
They don't like the way we play
We're a rough rooting tooting shooting trio
But you ought to see my sister Cleo
She′s a terror, make no error, but there ain′t no nicer terror
Here's what we tell her


Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin′ mama
Lay that pistol down

Pappy made a batch of corn
The revenuers came
The drought was slow so now they know
You can't do that to Mame

Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin′ mama
Lay that pistol down

Oh, singing songs in a cabaret
Was I having fun
Until one night it didn't seem right
And now I′m on the run

Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down

Oh, pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down