GUNFIGHT IN THE SUN

The sheriff saw them comin'
so he loaded up his gun
He stood out on the dusty street
his back turned to the sun
The blazing glow would blind'em,
he'd used this ploy before
The day he dropped Impotent Sam
down by the livery door.

He stood there tall and ready
as the Beardy gang stepped down
They lined up in a row like ducks
and quickly looked around
Then their eyes turned squinty
as they slowly looked his way
The sheriff never quivered
as he heard the leader say

"We've come ta take yer town away
and claim it for our own,
We've got a hole reserved for you
with perdy flowers sown."
They all began to chuckle
as they drew down on their guns
The street was filled with clouds of smoke
their faces t'ward the sun

Up on Boot Hill the Beardy bunch
we,re buried mornin' next
And on a wooden marker someone jotted down some text
" The sheriff shot these varmints,
now they all reside in hell."
Now how he dropped all four of them
the townsfolk wouldn't tell.








THE END