Don't Take Your Guns to Town-Johnny Cash

[00:00.00]JOHNNY CASH LYRICS [00:04.06] [00:06.09]"Don't Take Your Guns To Town" [00:06.62] [00:07.52]A young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm [00:11.86]A boy filled with wonderlust who really meant no harm [00:16.66]He changed his clothes and shined his boots [00:19.86]And combed his dark hair down [00:21.92]And his mother cried as he walked out [00:24.33] [00:25.81]Don't take your guns to town son [00:27.94]Leave your guns at home Bill [00:30.50]Don't take your guns to town [00:36.38] [00:37.23]He laughed and kissed his mom [00:41.62]And said your Billy Joe's a man [00:43.87]I can shoot as quick and straight as anybody can [00:47.71]But I wouldn't shoot without a cause [00:52.77]I'd gun nobody down [00:54.82]But she cried again as he rode away [00:58.74] [00:59.63]Don't take your guns to town son [01:03.05]Leave your guns at home Bill [01:05.45]Don't take your guns to town [01:10.57] [01:13.21]He sang a song as on he rode [01:17.29]His guns hung at his hips [01:19.00]He rode into a cattle town [01:22.37]A smile upon his lips [01:25.16]He stopped and walked into a bar [01:27.70]And laid his money down [01:30.03]But his mother's words echoed again [01:33.69] [01:34.98]Don't take your guns to town son [01:38.57]Leave your guns at home Bill [01:40.93]Don't take your guns to town [01:46.16] [01:48.36]He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand [01:51.95]And tried to tell himself he had become a man [01:59.27]A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down [02:05.02]And he heard again his mothers words [02:08.83] [02:09.67]Don't take your guns to town son [02:13.35]Leave your guns at home Bill [02:16.23]Don't take your guns to town [02:20.43] [02:22.39]Filled with rage then [02:26.12]Billy Joe reached for his gun to draw [02:28.94]But the stranger drew his gun and fired [02:33.13]Before he even saw [02:34.35]As Billy Joe fell to the floor [02:38.48]The crowd all gathered 'round [02:40.50]And wondered at his final words [02:43.78] [02:44.52]Don't take your guns to town son [02:47.91]Leave your guns at home Bill [02:51.25]Don't take your guns to town [02:55.35] [03:02.31]-----END-----