Oh, my mother was frightened by a shotgun they say
That's why I'm such a wonderful shot
I'd be out in the cactus and I'd practice all day
And now tell me what have I got
I'm quick on the trigger
With targets not much bigger
Than a pinpoint - I'm number one
But my score with a feller
Is lower than a cellar
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
When I'm with a pistol
I sparkle like a crystal
Yes, I shine like the morning sun
But I lose all my luster
When with a bronco buster
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
With a gu-un
With a gu-un
No, you can't get a man with a gun
If I went to battle
With someone's herd of cattle
You'd have steak when the job was done
But if I shot the herder
They'd holler bloody murder
And you can't shoot a male
In the tail
Like a quail
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
If I shot a rabbit
Some furrier would grab it
For a coat that would warm someone
But you can't shoot a lover
And use him for a cover
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
The gals with umbrellers
Are always out with fellers
In the rain or the blazing sun
But a man never trifles
With gals who carry rifles
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
With a gu-un
With a gu-un
No, you can't get a man with a gun
A Tom, Dick or Harry
Will build a house for Carrie
When the preacher has made them one
But he can't build you houses
With buckshot in his trousers
For a man may be hot
But he's not
When he's shot
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
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- Miscellaneous
- Songs Of
- Oh! How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning (Performed live...
- Songwriter Masterclass - Irving Berlin
- The Irving Berlin Songbook
- Cheek to Cheek
- The Master Takes
- Jazz in Town (The Original Songbook)
- Great Compositions
- The Band Played On - 25 Classic Band Hits (Remastered)
- Berlin for Brass (The Chessnut Brass Company)
- Top Hat / Blue Skies
- Irving Berlin in Hollywood
- The Broadway Musicals (Classic Show Tunes)
- The Old Wild Shadow
- A Summer Sky Shines
- Tonight in Time
- Your Music Around Me
- The Girl That I Marry
- Homesick