A Pretty Boy’s 12 Gauge

[original song by @garyclardy] [Verse 1] Jacked Up Jake and the boys from the mountain, Riding them rails like a Chattahoochee train Look out, they’re coming tonight Ole Ma Rainey was beltin’ the blues Blind Willie’s was packed in tight Everybody was dancing and singing’ Everybody was feelin’ alright When that long haired- pretty boy, walked in confronting Jake on the spot He said “Jake you know you ain’t right You shouldn’t have hurt that boy last night” Then that long haired boy strode off Seemingly out of sight. It was a 12-gauge double barrel, sawed-off Saturday night It was a 12-gauge double barrel, sawed-off Saturday night [Verse 2] Now the look in Jake’s eyes was a bolt of lightning, Coiled and ready to strike He said, “Hey boys, let’s take a walk, I hear that full moon’s a hell of a sight” They say the air got heavy, the room went quiet, Every shadow leaned in tight wondering if the whispers meant, there’s gonna be a fight It was a 12-gauge double barrel, sawed-off Saturday night It was a 12-gauge double barrel, sawed-off Saturday night [Verse 3] The lights went out as the side door parted, Then out of the black of the night Came a flash like lightning and the sound of thunder, Wasn’t no time left for a fight Jake went down his smile turned to a frown As the smoke rolled thick and white It was a 12-gauge double barrel, sawed-off Saturday night It was a 12-gauge double barrel, sawed-off Saturday night [Verse 4] Everybody gathered round that sawdust floor, To hear Jake’s last words said, But he just whispered “JOSH” And everybody knew what brought down That thunder, they just saw outside… From that day on in Jackson County, If you ask ’em what happened that night They say : Don’t mess around, with a long haired…. pretty boy, from Georgia, unless your mama done raised a fool Cause it’s a 12-gauge double barrel, sawed-off Saturday night! ! It’s a 12-gauge double barrel, sawed-off Saturday night It’s a 12-gauge double barrel, sawed-off Saturday night Yeah!! It’s a 12-gauge [Spoken] double barrel…. [Spoken] sawed-off Saturday night!! [nearly growled: Spoken word] 😡/ instrumental fade: “I saw your game coming Jake!!” [Manical Laugh] “I‘m Pretty, but not a Princess, at least Not tonight!!!”