Tom: A
D
Bang goes old Betsy
D A
My only gun is Betsy
A
I can travel far and wide
A E
With Betsy by my side
[Verse 1]
A
The only time I draw my gun
D A
Believe me it is not in fun
D A
I shot it for defending me
A
I shot fer life and liberty
[Verse 2]
A
One day I went away from town
D A
I aim to grin a wild cat down
D A
The beast and I began to stare
A
It was a growling grizzly bear
[Verse 3]
A
I was gettn whittling sticks
D A
I got myself into a fix
D A
The snow was frozen on the ground
A
A pack of hungry wolves came round
[Verse 4]
A
When I was ridin’ through the woods
D A
To trade off skins for boughten goods
D A
Forty arrows in a tree
A
I knew the Sioux were out for me
[Verse 5]
A
The only time I draw my gun
D A
Believe me it is not in fun
D A
I shot it fer for defending me
A
I shot fer life and liberty
