Lyrics:

spoken:
Speak up you rusty forty five
How many can you name that you faced and left alive
How many hit the dust the fairline in the street
Did you get them in the back or did you face them on their feet
Oh yes you had your day, you were known for slinging lead
Those behind you laughed and shouted 'Those in front of you, fall dead'
Though they fought you and they cursed you, you got 'em one by one
For they kept your barrels smoking, there was no stopping you 'The Gun'
There ws 'Lightnin' Dan' and 'Killer Sam' and a rustler known as 'Lou'
There was 'Utah Pete' and 'One Eyed jack', to mention just a few
So won't you tell me how you fell now that your battles have been won
Speak up, we've no secrets, for I am the man and you're the gun
Yes you're the gun that tamed the west, and I am the last one the you faced
The one who owned you then, he was beaten and disgraced
Yeah they cheered me and they wined me the day I shot him down
I was their hero, heard my praises echoed through that western town
But then although I beat you, you became my own downfall
For I placed you in my holster, to see how many I could stall
There in the next fight he got me, left me wounded and outdone
But it wasn't him that beat me, No it was you, yes you, 'The Gun'
So go on, hang there on the wall and ignore me, see _____
I'll just wheel myself over to the window here, get a breath of fresh air
So when friend comes calling I will the story shun
Or I'll know he will seek the victor
Was it me or was it you, 'The Gun'?