Pistol Packin’ Mama key of G
Lyrics by Al Dexter
Key: G
Melody adapted from “Boil Them Cabbage Down”
1943

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Verse 1:

    G
Oh, drinkin' beer in a cabaret
             D7
Was I havin' fun!
Until one night she caught me right
                   G
And now I'm on the run.

Chorus:

    G
Oh, lay that pistol down, Babe.
                D7
Lay that pistol down.
Pistol packin' mama
                G
Lay that pistol down.

Verse 2:

        G
Oh, she kicked out my windshield
                        D7
And she hit me over the head.
She cussed and cried and said I lied
                          G
And she wished that I was dead.

Chorus:

Verse 3:

G
 Drinking beer in the cabaret
                   D7
And dancing with a blonde
Till one night she shot out the lights
                    G
Bam that blonde was gone

Chorus:

Verse 4:

     G
I'll see you every night babe
                   D7
I'll woo you every day
And I'll be your regular daddy
                         G
If you'll put that gun a way

Chorus:

Verse 5:

G
Drinking beer in the cabaret
                 D7
And was I having fun
Until one night she caught me right
                   G
And now I'm on the run

Chorus:

Verse 6:

G
Now there was old Al Dexter
                  D7
He always had his fun
But with some lead, she shot him dead
                          G
And his hawking deals are done

Chorus - repeat twice:

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