Johnny Cash Lyrics
"Don't Take Your Guns To Town"
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A young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm
A boy filled with wonderlust who really meant no harm
He changed his clothes and shined his boots
And combed his dark hair down
And his mother cried as he walked out
Chorus
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
He laughed and kissed his mom
And said your Billy Joe's a man
I can shoot as quick and straight as anybody can
But I wouldn't shoot without a cause
I'd gun nobody down
But she cried again as he rode away
Chorus
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
He sang a song as on he rode
His guns hung at his hips
He rode into a cattle town
A smile upon his lips
He stopped and walked into a bar
And laid his money down
But his mother's words echoed again
Chorus
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand
And tried to tell himself he had become a man
A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down
And he heard again his mothers words
Chorus
Don't take you2 guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
Filled with rage then
Billy Joe reached for his gun to draw
But the stranger drew his gun and fired
Before he even saw
As Billy Joe fell to the floor
The crowd all gathered 'round
And wondered at his final words
Chorus
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
A boy filled with wonderlust who really meant no harm
He changed his clothes and shined his boots
And combed his dark hair down
And his mother cried as he walked out
Chorus
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
He laughed and kissed his mom
And said your Billy Joe's a man
I can shoot as quick and straight as anybody can
But I wouldn't shoot without a cause
I'd gun nobody down
But she cried again as he rode away
Chorus
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
He sang a song as on he rode
His guns hung at his hips
He rode into a cattle town
A smile upon his lips
He stopped and walked into a bar
And laid his money down
But his mother's words echoed again
Chorus
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand
And tried to tell himself he had become a man
A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down
And he heard again his mothers words
Chorus
Don't take you2 guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
Filled with rage then
Billy Joe reached for his gun to draw
But the stranger drew his gun and fired
Before he even saw
As Billy Joe fell to the floor
The crowd all gathered 'round
And wondered at his final words
Chorus
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
This song is from the album "Sings His 20 Best", "Hello I'm Johnny Cash", "The Fabulous Johnny Cash", "Essential", "Don't Take Your Guns To Town", "Original Album Classics", "I Still Miss Someone: Greatest Hits", "Storyteller", "Legend", "The Man In Black Vol. 1: 1954-1958", "The Man In Black Vol. 1: 1954-1958", "The Man In Black Vol. 1: 1954-1958", "The Man In Black Vol. 1: 1954-1958", "100 Hits Legends-Johnny Cash", "Wanted Man Johnny Cash", "The Music Of Johnny Cash", "Man In Black 1954-58", "Man In Black 1954-58", "Man In Black 1954-58", "Man In Black 1954-58", "Legendary Collection", "The Collection: The Fabulous Johnny Cash/blood, Sweat & Tears/ragged O", "Johnny Cash Greatest Hits", "Fabulous Johnny Cash/songs Of Our", "Hit Collection", "Inspiration", "8 Classic Albums", "Stash Of Cash", "16 Biggest Hits (Eco)", "Wanted Man: The Very Best Of Johnny Cas", "Vol. 1-Hits Of Johnny Cash", "Real", "The Greatest: The Number Ones", "The Essential Johnny Cash", "Johnny Cash's Greatest Hits", "Heart of Cash", "The Johnny Cash Songbook", "Johnny Cash the King/Tammy Wynette the Queen", "Five Feet High and Rising" and "The Legend".