Five desperados come staggering
Into this one horse town
Parched lips, dry throats
From days of the sun
On them beating down
They pulled up to the local saloon
Get off their rides
They need a drink really soon
And go staggering inside
They see the ruckus, they hear the noise
They see the bartender with a knife in his back
Him still fighting with the other boys
They see this purty little philly
Sashaying her way towards them
Inside, their hearts leaping for joy
She says, "Hello boys, you new in town?
We have what you need on tap,
In barrel, in bottle, all easily goes down.
So, what will you have to drink, chaps?"
As she was talking, they were too busy
Watching the fighting, shooting
Stabbing, kicking, a guy hanging from the chandelier
Thinking, "We're right right at home
With all the hollerin', yellin', fightin' and lootin'"
They look at her and one guy says
"I am awful sorry, ma'am,
What was that you said?
We was too busy enjoying the fightin'
Shootin' stabbin', hollerin' yellin'
Shoot, we feel as if we're right at home
In our very own beds."
She said, "My name is Maudie,
And I am yer host.
Welcome to the Rusty 'Shoe Saloon
We have a drink that'll
Make you stiff as a post."
"Saloon?!?!?!" One of those guys said
In awe, amazement and wonder.
"Why, we didn't know this was one
Of them thar saloons.
Our momma would beat us silly
Then call all of us goons
If she knew we were in a saloon."
"Well, where did you think you
Was exactly at?" Maudie politely asked
"Ma'am, we was raised by the good book
Our paw raised us to know right from wrong
To never drink too much booze
Not even from a flask"
"With all the fightin', hollerin', shootin'
Kickin', stompin' and confusion.
Ma'am, we didn't know this was a saloon,
We thought this was a Presbyterian communion."