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1.               High Noon in Killville

Angry Johnny and The Killbillies

 

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Bruce and Ed and I walked into Old Pappy's Foodmart

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Bruce and Ed were brothers and they were not very smart

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But I needed some men fast to help me with this one big score

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Then I'd never have to rob another grocery store

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Fill the bag with money I said to the cashier

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Fill the bag with money honey and we'll get out of here

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But somebody tripped the alarm and then all Hell broke loose

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The bag boy he pulled out a gun and blew a hole through Bruce

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Ed caught the bag boy in the chest with both barrels from his twelve

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The bag boy flew back twenty feet into the produce shelf

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That was for my brother Ed shouted through his tears

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Now we faced the electric chair instead of 15 years

 

 

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I grabbed that bag of money and I headed for the door

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I didn't wanna die in some stinking grocery store

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But the parking lot was already crawlin' thick with cops

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That what you get when you rob a store 'round the corner from the donut shop

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Sheriff Big Dick Turner he was runnin' the whole show

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He said throw your guns down come on out boys let them people go

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You boys don't stand a chance your little heist has failed

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But I knew Big Dick Turner and we'd never reach his jail

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Ed looked up through the window just to see what was going on

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A bullet pierced his forehead and the back of Ed's head was gone

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The cashiers they were screaming Ed's brains were everywhere

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It seemed Big Dick was right there was no gettin' out of there

 

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A car pulled up some folks got out - it was my mom and dad

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My daddy yelled out kid you're the worst son I ever had

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You're really in it this time you're really in it deep

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I hope they blow your head off you good for nothing creep

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Sheriff Big Dick Turner yelled get 'em out of here

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And I sent the cashier to the stock room to bring me back some beer

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The family plan had failed plan B was coming soon

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I was starring in my very own Dog Day Afternoon

 

 

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Then they brought a woman out my true love Madeline

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She left me seven months before and I hadn't seen her since

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She left me for the bouncer at the bowling alley bar

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She left him two weeks later for some guy who sold used cars

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She said Franky please come out of there you're in an awful jam

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Franky please come out of there and we can start again

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While you're away in prison I will wait faithfully

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Franky I do love you please come on out for me

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Well I knew that she was lying 'cause she never told the truth

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I knew that I would get the chair they'd never let me loose

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But for my true love Madeline I threw my gun out on the ground

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I hollered Big Dick Turner I'm coming out please don't cut me down

 

 

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Well they didn't give me death they gave me 60 years

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So I think it's safe to say that I'll be dying in here

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And Madeline and Big Dick Turner they're the hottest thing in town

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I was a love sick fool when I had the chance I should've shot them down.