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Johnny Cash Don't Take Your Guns To Town Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 10/10 [4 votes]Album: Murder / Original Release Date: 1955Genre: CountrySong Duration: 3 min 02 sec
JOHNNY CASH
- Don't Take Your Guns To Town Lyrics / with translationsA young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm
A boy filled with wonderlust 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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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 he had become a man
A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down
And he heard again his mothers words
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
A boy filled with wonderlust 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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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 he had become a man
A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down
And he heard again his mothers words
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
Don't take your guns to town son
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
Facts about Don't Take Your Guns To Town
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Don't Take Your Guns To Town is written by Johnny R. Cash.
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It is first released in 1955 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Murder" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 12nd track on this album.
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When we try to understand the message behind it, the ballad 'Don't Take Your Guns to Town' by Johnny Cash narrates the life of a naïve young cowboy who disregards his mother's warning and carries his revolvers into the town, which brings about a tragic end. This tale symbolizes the deadly pride and the constant need to listen to the advice from the loving ones around us. The main ideas that the song lyrics convey are mostly expressed through anger, angst, despair, love, and reflection. The song talks about death, coming of age, maternal advice, and protection, and violence and its consequences. The lyrics carry themes of violence and the use of alcohol that might not be appropriate for very young audiences. The repetitive warning from the mother not to take guns to town implies a cautionary tale about the perils of violence, but it does not feature any graphic content or harsh language.
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Don't Take Your Guns To Town falls under the genre Country.
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Don't Take Your Guns To Town song length is 3 minutes and 02 seconds.
Who wrote Don't Take Your Guns To Town lyrics?
Don't Take Your Guns To Town is written by Johnny R. Cash.
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When was Don't Take Your Guns To Town released?
It is first released in 1955 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Murder" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 12nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Don't Take Your Guns To Town lyrics?
When we try to understand the message behind it, the ballad 'Don't Take Your Guns to Town' by Johnny Cash narrates the life of a naïve young cowboy who disregards his mother's warning and carries his revolvers into the town, which brings about a tragic end. This tale symbolizes the deadly pride and the constant need to listen to the advice from the loving ones around us. The main ideas that the song lyrics convey are mostly expressed through anger, angst, despair, love, and reflection. The song talks about death, coming of age, maternal advice, and protection, and violence and its consequences. The lyrics carry themes of violence and the use of alcohol that might not be appropriate for very young audiences. The repetitive warning from the mother not to take guns to town implies a cautionary tale about the perils of violence, but it does not feature any graphic content or harsh language.
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Which genre is Don't Take Your Guns To Town?
Don't Take Your Guns To Town falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song Don't Take Your Guns To Town?
Don't Take Your Guns To Town song length is 3 minutes and 02 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Johnny R. CashRecord Label(s): Originally Released 1955 Sun Entertainment Corporation, Originally Recorded 1961, 1966, Originally Released 1958, 1962, 1965,
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