[Intro]
    

[Verse]
N.C.
Now Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun
          
Cause he was i

             
n the mood for

              
 a little conf

              
rontation
           
He just let it

      
 all hang loos

e
            
He didn't thin

k about the no

ose
              
He couldn't ta

        
ke no more abu

se
              
So he shot dow

      
n the congrega

tion

[Chorus]
             
You can't talk

      
 to a man
            
With a shotgun

         
 in his hand
           
Shotgun

[Verse]
            
Now Big Jim th

     
e chief stood 

for law and or

der
              
He called for 

            
the guard to c

        
ome and surrou

nd the border
           
Now from his b

ulldog mouth
            
As he led the 


posse south
           
Came the cry, 

        
we got to ride
             
Clean up the s

            
treets for our

             
 wives and our

           
 daughters

[Chorus]
             
You can't talk

      
 to a man
             
When he don't 

            
want to unders

    
tand
          
No, no, no, no

, no, no

[Instrumental]
          

[Verse]
              
The account of

              
 the capture w

              
asn't in the p

        
apers
              
But you know, 

              
they hanged ol

              
e Smack right 

             
then instead o

   
f later
            
You know the p

      
eople were qui

te pleased
          
Cause the outl

aw had been se

ized
             
And on the who

              
le, it was a v

          
ery good year
        
For the undert

aker

[Chorus]
              
You know, you 

              
know, you can'

           
t talk to a ma

n
           
With a shotgun

           
 in his hand
             
Shotgun in his

 
 hand

[Bridge]

Smackwater Jac

k, yeah

Smackwater Jac

k bought a sho

tgun

Yeah, Smackwat

er Jack bought

 a shotgun

Smackwater Jac

k, yeah

Smackwater Jac

k, yeah

[Outro]
            
Talkin' about 


Smackwater Jac

k, yeah
            
Talkin' about 


Smackwater Jac

k, oh
N.C.
Talkin' about Jack and his shotgun
      
Talkin' about 

Smack, talkin'

 about Jack

Smackwater Jac

k, yeah