you can't get a man with a gun

oh, my mother was frightened by a shotgun, they say, that's why i'm such a wonderful shot. i'd be out in the cactus and i'd practice all day, and now tell me what have i got?, i'm quick on the trigger with targets not much bigger than a pinpoint, i'm number one, but my score with a feller, is lower than a cellar, oh you can't get a man with a gun. when i'm with a pistol, i sparkle like a crystal, yes, i shine like the morning sun, but i lose all my luster, when with a bronco buster, oh you can't get a man with a gun. with a gu-un, with a gu-un, oh you can't get a man with a gun, if i went to battle with someone's herd of cattle, you'd have steak when the job was done. but, if i shot the herder, they'd holler bloody murder, and you can't shoot a male in the tail like a quail, oh you can't get a man with a gun. i'm cool, brave, and daring to see a lion glaring, when i'm out with my remington. but a look from a mister will raise a fever blister, oh you can't get a man with a gun, the gals with umbrellas are always out with fellers, in the rain or the blazin sun, but a man never trifles with gals who carry rifles, oh you can't get a man with a gun. with a gu-un, with a gu-un, oh you can't get a man with a gun. a man's love is mighty, he'll even buy a nightie, for a gal who he thinks is fun. but they don't buy pajamas for pistol packin mamas, and you can't get a hug from a mug, with a slug, oh you can't get a man with a gun.