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 wished that I was dead.

 Lay that pistol down, babe,
 Lay that pistol down.
 Pistol packin? mama,
 Lay that pistol down.

 Drinking 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 reg?lar daddy
 If you put that gun away.

 Lay that pistol down, babe,
 Lay that pistol down.
 Pistol packin? mama,
 Lay that pistol down.

 Drinking beer in a cabaret and was I having 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.

 Now there was old Al Dexter
 He always had his fun
 But with some lead she shot him dead
 His honkin? days are done.

 Lay that pistol down, babe,
 Lay that pistol down.
 Pistol packin? mama,
 Lay that pistol down