Deric Ruttan - Tom And Annie lyrics

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Tom and Annie Becker

Had a farm outside of town

Growin' cotton and tabacco

They were the poorest folks around

But anyone who knew the Beckers

Knew just how much Tom loved his wife

But no one expected

What happened that July

That day the sheriff

Pulled up in their drive

He took out his bullhorn

His men went around the side

He called," Tom we know you're in there

The county roads are blocked

Now do us all a favour, Tom

We just wanna talk"

The town was just a buzzin'

All about what Tom had done

On the Main Street, in broad daylight

With an army-issue gun

And now the sheriff's boys were waitin'

And if they had to they would fight

But they were scared to get no closer

So they could not hear Tom cry

Chorus

"Oh Annie, didn't we raise three fine boys

Didn't we share everything, our sorrows and our joys

Oh Annie, why did you keep this thing from me

How can I keep on livin' without you company

Oh Annie, Oh Annie"

Mr. Charlie Watson

Ran the local hardware store

But thanks to Tom's revolver

He didn't run it anymore

Tom didn't try to hide it

He didn't seem to care

He even told poor Charlie

Just why he was there

Folks knew Tom was hurtin'

Since Annie went away

She didn't give a reason

Told him she'd explain someday

But what about poor Charlie Watson

Just lyin' on the floor

Back at Tom's, the sheriff

Sent a man up to the door

Now you'd have though by now

Tom would've taken out the back

Run down by the water

Or 'cross the field to the railroad track

But he was sittin' in the kitchen

Empty pistol in a chair

Talkin'