Pistol Packin Mama

artist:Al Dexter

, writer:Al Dexter

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 {t:Pistol Packin Mama}
{artist:Al Dexter}
{key: F}
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[F] Drinking beer in a cabaret and was I having [C7] fun
[C7] Until one night she caught me right
and now I'm [Gm7] on [C7] the [F] run.
 
[F] Lay that pistol down, babe - lay that pistol [C7] down
Pistol Packin' Mama, lay that [Gm7] pis-[C7]tol [F] down.
 
[F] She kicked out my windshield - she hit me over the [C7] head
[C7] She cussed and cried and said I'd lied
and wished that [Gm7] I [C7] was [F] dead.
 
[F] Lay that pistol down, babe - lay that pistol [C7] down
Pistol Packin' Mama, lay that [Gm7] pis-[C7]tol [F] down. 
 
[F] Drinking beer in a cabaret and dancin' with a [C7] blond
[C7] Until one night she shot out the light 
Bang! - that blond [Gm7] was [C7] gone [F].
 
[F] Lay that pistol down, babe - lay that pistol [C7] down
Pistol Packin' Mama, lay that [Gm7] pis-[C7]tol [F] down.
 
[F] I'll see you ev'ry night, babe - I'll woo you ev'ry [C7] day
[C7] I'll be your regular daddy - if you'll put that [Gm7] gun [C7] a-[F]way.
 
[F] Lay that pistol down, babe - lay that pistol [C7] down
Pistol Packin' Mama, lay that [Gm7] pis-[C7]tol [F] down.
 
[F] Now I went home this morning - the clock was tickin' [C7] four
[C7] Gun in her hand, says "You're my man, but I don't need [Gm7] you [C7] no [F] more."
 
[F] Lay that pistol down, babe - lay that pistol [C7] down
Pistol Packin' Mama, lay that [Gm7] pis-[C7] tol [F] down. 

[F] Lay that pistol down, babe - lay that pistol [C7] down
Pistol Packin' Mama, lay that [Gm7] pis-[C7] tol [F] down.

Song Info

Title: Pistol Packin Mama

Artist: Al Dexter

Writer: Al Dexter

Song Types: 40s, Country

Key: F

Info: "Pistol Packin' Mama" is a 1943 song with the words written by Al Dexter, who adapted the melody from "Boil Them Cabbage Down."[1] The song is notable in that it was the first number one on the Juke Box Folk Records chart, which was later known as the Hot Country Songs chart. 
Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters[2] recorded the song on September 27, 1943 for Decca Records[3] and it was the first number on the Juke Box Folk records charts followed by the original version (recorded March 18, 1942) performed by Al Dexter and His Troopers[4] released on Okeh 6708. The Bing Crosby recording of, "Pistol Packin' Mama" peaked at #3 on the Harlem Hit Parade chart.[5]

The B-side of the Al Dexter version of "Pistol Packin' Mama," a song entitled "Rosalita," hit number one on the same chart later in the year. As with the Bing Crosby recording, the Al Dexter version charted on the Harlem Hit Parade chart, peaking at #5

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Pistol Packin Mama

artist:Al Dexter

, writer:Al Dexter

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