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Pistons And Rifles
Fred Eaglesmith

Grandpa sits by the back door

And he can't see anymore

He lost his sight in '64

You can lead him like a horse to water

But in the evening when the shadows get long

I sit and I play him my favourite songs

He listens for a while but it doesn't take long

And he's a'hollerin'

He says play me a song about rifles and pistols,

Winchesters, Smiths & Wessons, 45s and Enfields,

Saddle 'em up and ride 'em down

There's a darkness out on the edge of town

Preacher at the grave site with the bible

Play me a song 'bout pistols and rifles

Grandpa's born in 1904

And he never fought in any wars

Too old for the Second, too young for the First

He told me

But he loves to hear them cowboy songs

The ones that just go on and on

He listens till his head would nod

And he's a'snorin'

He says play me a song about rifles and pistols,

Winchesters, Smiths & Wessons, 45's and Enfields

Saddle 'em up and ride 'em down

There's a darkness out on the edge of town

Preacher at the grave site with the bible

Play me a song 'bout pistols and rifles

Not last week, but the week before last

I led my old Grandpa down the path

Out where the prairie grasses grow for miles

I showed him where to point and how to stand

Put an old Henry rifle in his hand

And you should have heard him laughin' when he got it firing

He says play me a song about rifles and pistols

Winchesters, Smiths & Wessons, 45s and Enfields

Saddle 'em up and ride 'em down

There's a darkness out on the edge of town

Preacher at the grave site with the bible

Play me a song 'bout pistols and rifles

Grandpa sits by the back door

And he can't see any more

He lost his sight in '64

You can lead him like a horse to water


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