He sleeps out there, out where the coyotes wail The reason he ain’t at the bar with the boys Makes quite a dismal tale ...
He shouldn’t-a, hadn’t-a, oughtn’t-a swang on me He oughtn’t-a, shouldn’t-a, hadn’t-a, no, siree You don’t get many callers Sleeping on the lone prairie But he shouldn’t-a, hadn’t-a, oughtn’t-a swang on me.
All you boys remember Harry The wrangler I was set to marry A long man, strong man One night he yells "I’m from Texas! ... And socks me in my solar plexus. Well having normal, good reflexes, I knocked him on his can!
He shouldn’t-a, hadn’t-a, oughtn’t-a blacked my eye. I’m really a lovable, peaceable kind of guy. I wouldn’t scare a rabbit and I couldn’t harm a flea, But he shouldn’t-a, hadn’t-a, oughtn’t-a swang on me.
If this story has a moral, It's: When you’re looking for a quarrel or show down; Slow down. If by now, you haven’t mastered The gentle art of getting plastered, You're just a Low-Down, you ain't mastered The motto of our town!
You shouldn’t-a, hadn’t-a, oughtn’t-a start no fight Our burying grounds are a most impressive sight! The message on them tombstones is as simple as can be: He shouldn’t-a, hadn’t-a, oughtn’t-a swang on me He shouldn’t-a, hadn’t-a, oughtn’t-a swang on me.