A Primer for Gamblers, Gunfighters, & Other Reprobates

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Dedicated to the late, great Robert Hunter--may his genius continue to inspire and elevate.
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- A Primer for Gamblers, Gunfighters, & Other Reprobates -
< A must-read for Murders, Miscreants, and Malefactors >
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Of the father and the son, and that other ghost,
it’s hard to know who I upset the most;
but if I had to choose who I was runnin’ from,
it’s gotta be the one with the slowest gun.

They say it was the way that the West was won:
standin' in the street in the noon day sun;
but if you get to choose where the bullet comes from,
it’s gotta be the one with the slowest gun.

The slowest gun,
always face the slowest gun.
The slowest gun,
always choose the slowest gun.

The sisters of fate and the angel of death,
they’re countin’ our cards and callin' our bets;
but the one you have to cheat when the game is done,
it’s gotta be the one with the slowest gun.

The slowest gun,
always choose the slowest gun.
The slowest gun,
always choose the slowest gun.

[Solo]

And the legends
are of the brave,
and [but] their names
are on their graves.
If you listen, you can hear it sung,
"Always choose the slowest gun!"

Is there nothin' gained when you never try,
or is it more important if you live or die?
Spread the word around to every mother’s son;
it’s gotta be the one with the slowest gun.

The slowest gun,
always choose the slowest gun.
The slowest gun,
always face the slowest gun.
The slowest gun,
always choose the slowest gun.

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released May 24, 2020
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Credits:
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The guitar featured prominently on this track is a telecaster named "Leslie." Like her namesake she's beautiful, yet obstinate and temperamental-- but, oh, the music she makes!

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überloser Oxford, Connecticut

People, don't you wanna go,
to a place I know?
A little place, inside your head . . .
I can take you "there."

überloser, 1992

Songs about hookers, whores, drunks and junkies. ... more

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