Leon Payne — Dont Make It Fifty-Four

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[Verse 1]
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The day he was born they heard his granny say,
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"We'll name him John Wesley cause he's gonna preach some day"
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I'm glad the lady did't live to see her hopes defiled.
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He removed men from temptation, but he done it Texas style.

[Chorus]
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Don't make it fifty-four John, don't make it fifly-four,
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Don't turn around, keep your back to the door.
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You come to El Paso for to practice at the law,
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You could leave but for God's sake John Wesley don't draw.

[Verse 2]
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He was a tender hearted kid, but easy to get led,
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The times he grew up in are what drove him to the bad.
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He may have seen more death beds than are on some preacher's rolls.
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By the time he was thirty he'd launched thirty-seven souls.

[Verse 3]
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He sure had a method but he was no Methodist,
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A double action six gun and a double jointed wrist.
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That famous John Wesley the Church man true and brave,
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If he'd heard about his namesake he'd turn over in his grave.

[Chorus]
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Don't make it fifty-four John, don't make it fifly-four,
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Don't turn around, keep your back to the door.
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You come to El Paso for to practice at the law,
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You could leave but for God's sake John Wesley don't draw.

[Verse 4]
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Remember Huntsville Prison John many years ago,
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How a guard dragged you out one night and beat you in the snow,
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Your revenge has brought you nothing but heartache and shame,
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Don't make it fifty-four or you'll have to run again.

[Verse 5]
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He did'nt draw and Selman shot him and as Harding fell,
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He was smiling like an angel but his soul had gone, Oh Well!
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Let's put it this way, I don't think he dwells amoung the blessed,
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But if there's a gunman's Valhalla he's right up there with the best.

[Chorus]
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Don't make it fifty-four John, don't make it fifly-four,
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Don't turn around, keep your back to the door.
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You come to El Paso for to practice at the law,
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You could leave but for God's sake John Wesley don't draw.