Lyrics for I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded by Patsy Montana
Oh Miss Effie was her name Through the west she won her fame Being handy with the gun But she drove the men insane ′Cause she'd whip out her pistol And shoot most any guy And sing out this alibi I didn′t know the gun was loaded And I'm so sorry, my friend I didn't know the gun was loaded And I′ll never, never do it again But one night she made a slip Shot the sheriff in the hip So the law, it took a hand And made Effie take the stand And she pled, "Oh, your honor I′ll know you'll turn me loose When you hear my one excuse" I didn′t know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded And I′m so (and I'm so) sorry, my friend I didn′t know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded And I'll never, never do it again I didn′t know (she didn′t know) The gun was loaded (that the gun was loaded) But regarding the gun that I toted All I did was hold it high And go I'll never, never do it again Yes, the jury all agreed That Miss Effie should be freed But the sheriff′s jealous wife Was indignant (yes, indeed) So she borrowed a pistol And shot this village belle And sang as Miss Effie fell I didn't know the gun was loaded And I′m so (and I'm so) sorry, my friend I didn′t know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded And I'll never, never do it again I didn′t know (she didn′t know) The gun was loaded (that the gun was loaded) But regarding the gun that I toted All I did was hold it high And go I'll never, never do it again
Writer(s): Herbert Leventhal, Hank Fort
I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded
Hank Fort & Herb Leighton 1949
LYRICS ONLY
Oh Miss Effie was her name
Through the west she won her fame
Being handy with the gun
But she drove the men insane
Cause she'd whip out her pistol
And shoot most
any guy
And sing out this alibi
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'm so sorry my friend
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'll never, never do it again
But one night she made a slip
Shot the sheriff in the hip
So
the law it took a hand
And made Effie take the stand
And she pled, 'oh your honor
I'll know you turn me loose
When you hear my one excuse'
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'm so sorry my friend
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And
I'll never, never do it again
I didn't know the gun was loaded
But regarding the gun that I toted
All I did was hold it high and go ...
BANG, PING, HUHH, ZSSS
I'll never, never do it again
INSTRUMENTAL
Yes the jury all agreed
That Miss
Effie should be freed
But the sheriff's jealous wife
Was indignant (yes, indeed)
So she borrowed a pistol
And shot this village belle
And sang as Miss Effie fell
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'm so sorry my friend
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'll never, never do it again
I didn't know the gun was loaded
But regarding the gun that I toted
All I did was hold it high and go ...
BANG, PING, HUHH, ZSSS
I'll never, never do it again
Oh Miss Effie was her name
Through the west she won her fame
Being handy with the gun
But she drove the men insane
'Cause she'd whip out her pistol
And shoot most any guy
And sing out this alibi
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'm so sorry, my friend
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'll never, never do it again
But one night she made a slip
Shot the sheriff in the hip
So the law, it
took a hand
And made Effie take the stand
And she pled, "Oh, your honor I'll know you'll turn me loose When you hear my one excuse"
I didn't know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded
And I'm so (and I'm so) sorry, my friend
I didn't know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded
And I'll never, never do it again
I didn't know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded (that the gun was loaded)
But regarding the gun that I toted
All I did was hold it high
And go
(ping)
I'll never, never do it again
Yes, the jury all agreed
That Miss Effie should be freed
But the sheriff's jealous wife was indignant (yes, indeed)
So she borrowed a pistol
And shot this village belle
And sang as Miss Effie fell
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'm so (and I'm so) sorry, my friend
I didn't know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded
And I'll never, never do it again
I didn't know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded (that
the gun was loaded)
But regarding the gun that I toted
All I did was hold it high
And go (ping)
I'll never, never do it again