From the recording The Two Tones
Lyrics
SHOOT ‘EM UP
(Lyrics and music by Winston Apple)
Billy been working the night shift
He bought I pistol to protect his family
His teen-age daughter’s got a crazy boyfriend
When he gets mad, Lord, don’t he get mean
And you say now, shoot ‘em up, shoot ‘em up
Shoot ‘em up, shoot ‘em down dead
Don’t you worry too much about it, Lord knows that
Every now and then everybody loses their head
Sammy got a shotgun for Christmas
You know he likes to hunt the rabbits and squirrels
‘Til one Saturday night when he came home early
Found his best friend there, in bed with his girl
And you say now, shoot ‘em up, shoot ‘em up
Shoot ‘em up, shoot ‘em down dead
And don’t you worry too much about it, Lord knows that
Every now and then everybody loses their head
I never saw L’Craig without a smile on his face
But then again, I only saw him at school
When the school day ended, we went our separate ways
And then one Sunday morning I picked up my paper
Saw L’Craig had been laid to rest
His brother got a gun, they went to rob someone
And L’Craig ended up with a bullet in his chest
And you say now,
Shoot ‘em up, shoot ‘em up
Shoot ‘em up, shoot ‘em down dead
Don’t you worry too much about it, Lord knows that
Every now and then everybody loses
Every now and then everybody loses
Every now and then everybody loses their head
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