well i met sammy samson down in new orleans
he had a lot of money and a big limousine
he took us honkytonkin’ on a saturday night
we met skinny minnie everything was all right
her eyes started rollin’ we should awent abowlin’
whambam who shot sam mymy
well sam and skinny minnie about a quarter to four
was rompin’ and astompin’ on the hardwood floor
along came flirty mirty bargin’ in on the fun
skinny minnie got jealous and she pulled out a gun
tables started crashin’ fortyfour’s aflashin’
whambam who shot sam mymy
well the police fire chief highway patrol
knockin’ down the front door with a big long pole
sammy was alyin’ on the coldcold floor
shot through the middle with a fortyfour
minnie was acryin’ sam was surely dyin’
whambam who shot sam mymy
well they took skinny minnie to the jail down town
booked skinny minnie for ashootin’ old sam
the judge he gave her twenty minnie said that’s a lot
you shouldn’t give me nothing he was already half shot
adrinkin’ white lightnin’ started all the fightin’
whambam who shot sam mymy
well the police fire chief highway patrol
knockin’ down the front door with a big long pole
sammy was a lyin’ on the coldcold floor
shot through the middle with a fortyfour
mnnie was acryin’ sam was surely dyin’
whambam who shot sam mymy
Artist: George Jones
Year: 1959
Decade: 50s
Language: en
Word Count: 149