OPENER:
SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE WELL A MAN COME ON THE 6 O'CLOCK NEWS SAID SOMEBODY'S BEEN SHOT, SOMEBODY'S
BEEN ABUSED SOMEBODY BLEW UP A BUILDING SOMEBODY
STOLE A CAR SOMEBODY GOT AWAY SOMEBODY DIDN'T GET
TOO FAR YEAH CIRCLE LEFT WE'LL RAISE UP OUR GLASSES AGAINST
EVIL FORCES LEFT ALLEMANDE AND PROMENADE WHISKEY FOR MY MEN, BEER FOR MY HORSES
FIGURE: HEADS (SIDES) SQUARE THRU GET ME FOUR NOW
MAKE A RIGHT HAND STAR HALF WAY COUPLES VEER LEFT - CHAIN DOWN THE LINE
TURN THAT GIRL PASS THE OCEAN – SWING THRU
AND GO BOYS TRADE – SCOOT BACK SWING YOUR CORNER AND PROMENADE WHISKEY FOR MY MEN, BEER FOR MY HORSES
TAG: SWING HER WHISKEY FOR MY MEN, BEER FOR MY HORSES
ADDITIONAL LYRICS:
BREAK / CLOSER: JUSTICE IS THE ONE THING YOU SHOULD
ALWAYS FIND YOU GOT TO SADDLE UP YOUR BOYS YOU
GOT TO DRAW A HARD LINE WHEN THE GUN SMOKE SETTLES WE'LL SING
A VICTORY TUNE WE'LL ALL MEET BACK AT THE LOCAL
SALOON
FIGURES: WE GOT TOO MANY GANGSTERS DOING DIRTY
DEEDS WE'VE GOT TOO MUCH CORRUPTION, TOO
MUCH CRIME IN THE STREETS IT'S TIME THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW PUT
A FEW MORE IN THE GROUND SEND 'EM ALL TO THEIR MAKER AND HE'LL
SETTLE 'EM DOWN
Original Lyrics
Original Artist
Toby Keith &
Willie Nelson
Composer
Toby Keith / Scott
Emerick
Writer
Toby Keith / Scott
Emerick
Publisher
Universal MCA Music
Publishing
Well a man come on the 6 o'clock news
Said somebody's been shot, somebody's been abused
Somebody blew up a building
Somebody stole a car
Somebody got away
Somebody didn't get too far yeah
They didn't get too far
Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he done
Take all the rope in Texas
Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys
Hang them high in the street for all the people to see that
(Chorus)
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
We'll all meet back at the local saloon
We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
We've got too much corruption, too much crime in the streets
It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
Send 'em all to their maker and he'll settle 'em down
You can bet he'll set 'em down 'cause