smackwater jack
carole king
'cause he was in the mood for a little confrontation
he just let it all hang loose
he didn't think about the noose
he couldn't take no more abuse
so he shot down the congregation
with a shotgun in his hand
now big jim the chief stood for law and order
he called for the guard to come and surround the border
now from his bulldog mouth
as he led the posse south
clean up the streets for our wives and our daughters
when he don't want to understand
the account of the capture wasn't in the papers
they hanged ole smack right then instead of later
you know the people were quite pleased
'cause the outlaw had been seized
with a shotgun in his hand
smackwater jack bought a shotgun
smackwater jack bought a shotgun
talkin' about smackwater jack
talkin' about smackwater jack
talkin' about jack and his shotgun