Lyrics Don't Take Your Guns To Town (Lyrics) - Johnny Cash
A
young
cowboy
named
Billy
Joe
grew
restless
on
the
farm
A
boy
filled
with
wanderlust
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
"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
"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
"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
at
last
he
had
become
a
man
A
dusty
cowpoke
at
his
side
began
to
laugh
him
down
And
he
heard
again
his
mothers
words
"Don't
take
your
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
"Don't
take
your
guns
to
town
son
Leave
your
guns
at
home
Bill
Don't
take
your
guns
to
town"
1 Run Softly, Blue River
2 Frankie’s Man, Johnny
3 That's All Over (Lyrics)
4 The Troubadour
5 One More Ride
6 That's Enough (Lyrics)
7 I Still Miss Someone (Lyrics)
8 Don't Take Your Guns To Town (Lyrics)
9 I'd Rather Die Young (Lyrics)
10 Pickin' Time (Lyrics)
11 Shepherd of My Heart (Lyrics)
12 Supper-Time
13 Oh What A Dream
14 Mamma's Baby
15 Fools Hall of Fame
16 I’ll Remember You
17 Cold Shoulder
18 Walkin' the Blues
19 It Was Jesus, Pt. 1
20 I Saw a Man
21 Are All the Children In
22 The Old Account
23 Lead Me Gently Home
24 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
25 Snow in His Hair
26 Lead Me Father
27 I Call Him
28 These Things Shall Pass
29 He'll Be a Friend
30 God Will
31 It Was Jesus, Pt. 2
32 Drink To Me
33 Five Feet High and Rising
34 The Man On the Hill
35 Hank and Joe and Me
36 Clementine
37 Great Speckle Bird
38 I Want to Go Home
39 The Caretaker
40 Old Apache Squaw
41 Don’t Step On Mother’s Roses
42 My Grandfather's Clock (Instrumental)
43 It Could Be You (Instead of Him)
44 I Got Stripes
45 You Dreamer You
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