Ruthless Brown

from EP by Bootstrap Slick

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Two years all alone
Just me and my trusty steed
Traveled across the plain
With no plans,
Just living free
Came across an old town
Just a prison and a bar
Stopped in for a drink
For I had traveled far
Shot of whiskey
Well, make that two
I softly spoke
As I rolled up a cigarette
Cravin' for a toke
In walked a man who was big and strong
By the name of Ruthless Brown
Feared man with gun in hand
Had control of the whole town
Must've stood about ten feet tall
Tobacco Pipe in hand
He looked at me as he drained his glass
Asked "What brings you to this land?"
He was looking for trouble
He didn't like my looks
And I was getting ready to leave
When I got outside
and the reins were cut
There was no sight of my steed
I said to the Sheriff
My horse is gone
I'm only passing through this town
I got an idea who did this act
They call him Ruthless brown
And the Sheriff laughed
And kicked up his heels
He told me I better leave
Oh, Ruthless Brown
He controls this town
Talk to him about your steed


I walked into the bar
With peacemaker in my hand
And I spotted Ruthless Brown
I said "I heard you rule this land"
He looked down at me with a nasty grin
"Well you've heard about me that's nice
If you hear about your steed,
You're not worthy of a fight"
His hand was in his pocket
He said "It looks like you'd better leave
I run this town and all this land
You don't wanna mess with me"
So I made a deal with old Ruthless Brown
It was a risky choice indeed
It was a fight to the death
Set myself and his town free
Tomorrow in the town
I said "A duel for all to see
I'll shoot you down, ole' Ruthless Brown
We'll have one bullet each"
The terms were set
He made a bet
That he was gonna shoot me
Said he never lost
He never will
If I was smart I'd choose to flee
Now time had come to kill Ruthless Brown
The whole town was there to see
Squeezed off a round
Which hit the ground
The whole town was in a shock
I looked at him with pistol in my hand
I said "It looks like you'd better leave"
I won this duel but I won't shoot you
Leave this town
It belongs to me

credits

from EP, released November 16, 2015
Lyrics: Jarrett
Cummings/Jarrett
Solos:Barnes/Jarrett/Cummings

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