Saturday, August 24, 2013

Some advice from Johnny Cash

So what happened to country music?
My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightnin' but it loads a mite slow
Loads a mite slow and soon I found out
It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out
Then I went and bought myself a Colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
Never knew why, I didn't understand
Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand




8 comments:

  1. Golly, you mean guns and alcohol don't mix? That is some wise advice. Though I think Johnny was singing about earlier times.

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  2. Steve Earle did a better version in a cover of "Devil's Right Hand."

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    1. You really do know your music, G, I mean for a conservitive gun nut.

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    2. His song, Copperhead Road, is a good one, too.

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  3. Well, Laci, so long as we're grabbing songs and quotes, what about the first bit of this?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyN2jhWjeVw

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    1. I'm not surprised you like that one. That's what owning a gun is all about, right T.?

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    2. Humor, Mike. I was tossing out a counterpoint for fun because I've seen the quote around the internet. Hell no, you don't shoot someone for burning your flag. You DO chase them off your property with a sufficiently thick Forsythia switch.

      Actually, and try not to faint, I like "Don't take your guns to town."

      Hadn't heard the other song before.

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  4. Johnny Cash is one of the best. What doesn't surprise me is that Laci misses the complexity of his music and message.

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