[Verse 1]
Drinking beer in a cabaret
And was I having fun
Until one night she caught me right
And now I'm on the run

[Chorus]
Lay that pistol down babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down

[Verse 2]
She kicked out my windshield
She hit me over the head
She cussed and cried and said I'd lied
And wished that I was dead

[Chorus]
Well lay that pistol down babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down

[Verse 3]
Drinkin' beer in a cabaret
And dancin' with a blonde
'Til one night she shot out the light
Bang, that blonde was gone

[Chorus]
So lay that pistol down babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down

[Bridge]
I'll see you every night babe
I'll woo you every day
And I'll be your regular Daddy
If you'll put that gun away

[Chorus]
And just lay that pistol down babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down

[Instrumental Break]

Drinking beer in a cabaret
And was I having fun
Until one night she caught me right
And now I'm on the run

[Chorus]
Well lay that pistol down babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down

[Outro]
Now there was old Al Dexter
He always had his fun
But with some lead she shot him dead
And his honkin' days are done

[Chorus]
Now lay that pistol down babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down

I said lay that pistol down babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
I said lay that pistol down

Well then I said lay that pistol down babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packin' mama
Lay that pistol down