TV ACRES: My Songs > "Outlaw Cafe" by Jerome A. Holst

(Verse)	The stillness of a summer's night Was broken by the sound of a fight Coming from a saloon just down the way. Things were flying everywhere Tables, bottles, people, chairs How that building rocked and swayed. Teeth got broke, throats got choked People tumbled round through dust and smoke There goes another one flying out the door. But no one really seemed to mind The crowd sat back and drank whisky and wine And one by one, they shouted out for more
(Chorus)	It was Just another night Just another night Just a quiet night At the Outlaw Cafe Where people come From miles around To socialize And pass the time away
(Verse)	Seems a stranger got caught cheating at cards And the local boys laid into him hard And threw him though the back window sill. One man was flirting with another man's wife A few seconds later there was a flash of a knife And Eww, that red stuff started to spill. Then two cowboys pulled out their guns Pointed to some feet and said "Dance Son" And some guy did a jig as they shot up the floor But no one really seemed to mind The crowd sat back drank whisky and wine And one by one, they shouted out for more
	Repeat Chorus
(Verse)	Things had just started to settle down When the James Boys rode into town Looking for a nice cool glass of brew Jesse and his boys stepped up to the bar When somebody yelled reach for the stars And brother that's when all hell broke loose Bullets went flying through the air Mirrors shattered, tempers flared Those boys were a rippin' and a roarin' But no one really seemed to mind The crowd sat back and drank whisky and wine And one by one, they shouted out for more
	Repeat Chorus

Lyrics by Jerome A Holst ©All Rights Reserved.