Ethel Merman - Pop, Soundtrack

You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun

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Duration: 3:13

[ANNIE] Oh, my mother was frightened by a shotgun, they say That's why I'm such a wonderful shot I'd be out in the cactus and I'd practice all day And now tell me what have I got? I'm quick on the trigger with targets Not much bigger than a pinpoint I'm number one But my score with a feller is lower than a cellar Oh, you can't get a man with a gun When I'm with a pistol, I sparkle like a crystal Yes, I shine like the morning sun But I lose all my luster, when with a bronco buster Oh, you can't get a man with a gun With a gun, with a gun No, you can't get a man with a gun If I went to battle with someone's herd of cattle You'd have steak when the job was done But, if I shot the herder, they'd holler bloody murder And you can't shoot a male in the tail like a quail Oh, you can't get a man with a gun If I shot a rabbit some furrier would grab it For a coat that would warm someone But you can't shoot a lover And use him for a cover Oh, you can't get a man with a gun The gals with umbrellas are always out with fellers In the rain or the blazin' sun But a man never trifles with gals who carry rifles Oh, you can't get a man with a gun With a gun, with a gun No, you can't get a man with a gun A Tom, Dick, or Harry Will build a house for Carrie When the preacher has made them one But he can't build you houses With buckshot in his trousers For a man may be hot But he's not when he's shot Oh, you can't get a man with a gun

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Writers: Irving Berlin

You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun

You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun

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