Better Go Home
Author Unknown
Well you say you’re gonna
cut me, put me six feet under.
Better listen to me buddy,
to what I’ve got to say.
But bad men don’t mess
around with me
Well I’m fresh out of
prison, ten years in San Quentin
Lost my wife & family,
I don’t feel so nice!
So before you reach fer
that blade,
I didn’t do that time just
for shooting dice.
I wasn’t lookin fer
trouble, I never do.
But the man I killed acted
just like you.
Well I had a little boy
like the one you’ve got
Though you aint much, I
guess you’re all he’s got
So you better go home,
just walk away
Better go home and throw
that blade away.
Better go home and throw
that blade away,
Better go home - and throw that blade - away!
I learned this song in the 1960s, from an old reel2reel tape recording found at a friend’s house. I don’t know the artist or the author. And I’ve long ago lost contact with my friend.
If anyone can enlighten me, as to its origins, I would be
obliged!
It has occurred
to me that if it were reissued, it might give a stern warning to kids about the folly of carrying knives…
Len
It's a country song from the US; why did I remember all the words when I can't remember my name half the time?
ReplyDeleteThe Artist was Sanford Clark. The name is "Better go Home". Thank you to the anonymous adviser who sent it in...
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