Lay that pistol down, babe
Oh, drinking beer in a cabaret
Until one night she caught me right
Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Oh, I'll sing you every night Bing
And I'll woo you every day
I'll be your regular mama
And I'll put that gun away
Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Oh, she kicked out my windshield
And she hit me over the head
She cussed and cried and said I lied
And she wished that I was dead
Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
They don't like the way we play
We're a rough rooting tooting shooting trio
But you ought to see my sister Cleo
She's a terror make no error
But there ain't no nicer terror
Lay that pistol down, babe
Pappy made a batch of corn
You can't do that to Mame
Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Oh, singing songs in a cabaret
Until one night it didn't seem right
Oh, lay that pistol down, babe