Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A popular song from 1943
Words and music by Al. Dexter

Sung by Laurence Rubenstein
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne

Get the sheet music and accompaniment here:
sheetmusicsinger.com/pistol-packin-mama

Lyrics

1. Drinking beer in a cabaret
And was I having fun
Until one night she caught me right
And now I’m on the run

Refrain:
Lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol down
Pistol Packin’ Mama
Lay that pistol down

2. She kicked out my windshield
She hit me over the head
She cussed and cried and said I’d lied
And wished that I was dead

3. Drinking beer in a cabaret
And dancin’ with a blond
Until one night she shot out the light
Bang! that blond was gone

4. I’ll see you ev’ry night, babe
I’ll woo you ev’ry day
I’ll be your regular daddy
If you’ll put that gun away

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