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 that 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 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 rootin' tootin' shootin' 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 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 draugh 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 havin' 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
