Along Came Jones
Rescuing Sweet Sue: Along Came Jones Unveiled
Lyrics
I plopped down in my easy chair and turned on Channel Two
I sat in my chair and turned on Channel Two.
A bad gunslinger called Salty Sam was chasin' poor Sweet Sue
A gunslinger named Salty Sam was pursuing Sweet Sue.
He trapped her in the old sawmill and said with an evil laugh
He trapped her in an old sawmill, threatening to harm her.
"If you don't give me the deed to your ranch I'll saw you all in half!"
He demanded the deed to her ranch, threatening to saw everyone in half.
And then he grabbed her (and then?)
He physically seized her.
He tied her up (and then?)
He tied her up.
He turned on the bandsaw (and then, and then?)
He activated a bandsaw to harm her further.
And then along came Jones
Then along came Jones.
Tall, thin Jones
Describing Jones as tall and thin.
Slow-walkin' Jones
Emphasizing Jones' slow walking.
Slow-talkin' Jones
Emphasizing Jones' slow talking.
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
Reiterating Jones' physical attributes.
Commercial came on, so I got up to get myself a snack
During a commercial break, the narrator got a snack.
You should've seen what was goin' on by the time that I got back
Upon returning, he found Sweet Sue in distress in an old mine.
Down in the old abandoned mine, Sweet Sue was a-havin' fits
Sweet Sue faced danger, with a threat to blow up the mine.
That villain said, "give me the deed to your ranch or I'll blow you all to bits!"
The villain demanded the ranch deed again.
And then he grabbed her (and then?)
He physically seized her once more.
He tied her up (and then?)
He tied her up again.
He lit the fuse to the dynamite (and then, and then?)
He ignited dynamite, intensifying the threat.
And then along came Jones
Then along came Jones again.
Tall, thin Jones
Reiterating Jones' physical attributes.
Slow-walkin' Jones
Reiterating Jones' slow walking.
Slow-talkin' Jones
Reiterating Jones' slow talking.
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
Reiterating Jones' overall demeanor.
I got so bugged I turned it off and turned on another show
The narrator, frustrated, switched to another show.
But there was the same old shoot-'em-up and the same old rodeo
However, the new show was similar, with a violent scene.
Salty Sam was tryin' to stuff Sweet Sue in a burlap sack, he said
Salty Sam threatened Sweet Sue again, this time with railroad tracks.
"If you don't give me the deed to your ranch, I'm gonna throw you on the railroad tracks!"
The ranch deed was demanded once more.
And then he grabbed her (and then?)
He physically seized her again.
He tied her up (and then?)
He tied her up once more.
He threw her on the railroad tracks (and then?)
He threw her on the railroad tracks.
A train started comin' (and then, and then?)
A train approached, intensifying the peril.
And then along came Jones
Then along came Jones again.
Tall, thin Jones
Reiterating Jones' physical attributes.
Slow-walkin' Jones
Reiterating Jones' slow walking.
Slow-talkin' Jones
Reiterating Jones' slow talking.
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
Reiterating Jones' overall demeanor.
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
Concluding with a repetition of Jones' description.
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