Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun

'Cause he was in the mood for a little confrontation

He didn't think about the noose

He just let it all hang loose

He couldn't take no more abuse so he shot down the congregation

You can't talk to a man with a shotgun in his hand

With a shotgun in his hand



Now Big Jim the chief stood for law and order

He called for the men to surround the border

And from his bulldog mouth

As the pose headed south

Came a cry,