Smackwater Jack-Carole King/James Taylor

[00:00.00]Smackwater Jack he bought a shotgun [00:48.84]Cause he was in the mood of a little confrontation [00:56.46]He just let it all hang loose [01:00.39]He didn't think about the noose [01:04.26]He couldn't take no more abuse, [01:07.35]So he shot down the congregation [01:13.08]You can't talk to a man with a shotgun in his hand [01:31.29]Big Jim the Chief stood for law and order [01:38.58]He called for the guard to come and surround the border [01:46.32]Now fron his bulldog mouth [01:50.07]As he led the posse south [01:53.88]Came the cry 'We got to ride to clean up the street [01:58.62]For our wives and our daughters!' [02:03.66]You can't talk to a man when he don't want to understand [02:59.13]The account of the capture wasn't in the papers [03:06.69]But you know, they hanged ole Smack right then (instead of later) [03:16.38]You know, the people where quite pleased [03:20.52]Cause the outlaw had been sized [03:24.21]And on the whole, it was a very good year for the undertaker [03:33.96]You can't talk to a man with a shotgun in his hand