He'll be comin' down the road at the break of day

His head thrown back and his guns tied low

He's comin' after Jinny wants to take her away but I ain't gonna let her go



Oh he boasted in town but she loved him he said she'd be his with the sun

He said anyone try to stop him would be just one more notch on his gun

They say that he's headstrong and handsome his hair's blowin' wild and free

And they got a hold I ain't comin' cause he's a lot younger than me

And he'll be comin' down the road...



He hasn't had much education he ain't worked a day in his life

He's livin' with some older woman they say she's another man's wife

But she wants him needs him and loves him she buys him his clothes and his meals

When she finds he's gone she'll be prayin' and Lord I know just how she feels

Because he's comin' down the road...



The sun's at his back as he's comin' the smile is cruel on his lip

His right hand is slowly descendin' to the sixgun that rest on his hip

Then his lower lip strated tremble and he started cryin' as he looked up at me

And I picked him up I said son you're only four years old

And you know Jinny's only three

So come on in the house and have some cookies and milk

And he did and the tears turned to smiles

And I called up his mama I drove him home

And Jinny's safe at least for a little while