Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Cattleman's Gun, artist - Dean Brody. Album song Dean Brody, in the genre Кантри
Date of issue: 27.04.2009
Record label: Broken Bow, This Is Hit
Song language: English
Cattleman's Gun |
He rode into town one dust storm |
Sheepskin cloak across his back |
A preacher man with kind old eyes |
And a mystery for a past |
He said he’d come to teach about |
The love of God |
But he soon learned what they were missing there |
Was justice and the law |
There was a cattleman who claimed his clan |
Owned all the land around |
And any brave fool who that might dispute |
He was quick to snuff 'em out |
He’d say, «Take my heed |
And you won’t pay the price |
'Cause honor and a name ain’t worth a damn |
If you don’t have your life.» |
He’d say, «Ain't nobody faster than this cattle man’s gun |
I’m a rattlesnake on the trigger |
Your last stand’ll be lyin' in the sand |
Fallin' to the slam of my hammer.» |
So one man taught forgiveness |
While the other taught suffering |
The preacher said deliverance |
Could be found out on their knees |
He said, «I know that you want justice |
And you want blood |
But believe me when I say to you |
Don’t try and be that man’s judge |
'Cause ain’t nobody faster than that cattleman’s gun |
He’s a rattlesnake on the trigger |
Your last stand’ll be lyin' in the sand |
Fallin' to the slam of his hammer." |
One day a young farmer brought his sons to town for feed |
And he noticed that the streets were quiet, and he knew what that might mean |
The smoke rose in the distance |
His farm burned to the ground |
He let the fury overtake him |
When Cattle Man came back to town |
Those boys ran out from behind the crowd |
And watched their daddy die |
The big man laughed and said, «Now look at that |
Anybody else wanna give it a try?» |
Well, the church doors opened with that black cloak flowin' behind the |
preacher’s fiery eyes |
He said, «Your ticket to Hell is a comin' to you |
And I got a hollow-point to give you the ride.» |
And the only thing faster than the cattle man’s gun |
Was the preacher’s handy finger |
He pulled iron from his side and let that bullet fly |
Beat the rattlesnake to the hammer |
While the preacher embraced forgiveness |
Oh, they finally understood |
Under that sheepskin cloak of his |
Was a history of blood |