On the day that he was born the trees all grew their leaves
the flowers bloomed and the roosters crowed and the mares all went in heat.
Cried so loud he broke the windows out and the geese flew south
When the doctor cut his cord he punched him in the mouth
His mama looked at him and said, "Boy, you'll be a fright."
By the time he turned five he stood 6 foot 4.
When he was 10 his beard grew in so long it touched the floor
He's hungry as a bear and strong as an ox
for breakfast he could eat a thousand bagels and one ton of lox
His mama looked at him and said, "Boy I raised you right.
You'll be a big man, with a hip cannon,
and you bad guys better run and hide."
Spent some time on the line, laying down the track
He could lift a whole damn train up upon his back
Then he stopped the Jenkins gang from robbing the Santé Fe line
The town folks made sheriff, well that suited him just fine.
He strapped a gun across his waist and he stepped into the light
"I'm a big man with a hip cannon
And you bad guys better run and hide."
Hey listen what I say
Don’t get in his way
Oh listen what I say
He’ll cut you fast and shoot you down if you bring your trouble to town
The star they pinned to his chest was bigger than a wagon wheel
They said, "boy we need this town cleaned up so do just what you feel."
He filled the jail up so fast they had to build another floor
the rough town he was born to ain't rough no more
The townsfolk looked at him and said we chose our sheriff right
"He's a big man, with a hip cannon,
and you bad guys better run and hide."
credits
from Skin Your Smokewagon,
released June 28, 2018
Lyrics - C. Conoley
Music - Porkchop Express
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