[Verse 1]
It hurts to be told when you're not very old
That you're an outlaw's son
And the older you get
They won't let you forget

[Chorus]
That you're the son of a gun
A bad, bad gun
You son of a gun

[Verse 2]
And then you'll meet someone so sweet
And she says her heart you've won
But her old dad
Get's awfully mad

[Chorus]
She'll marry no son of a gun
A bad, bad gun
The son of a gun

[Verse 3]
One day her dad must face a bad
A bad outlaw with a gun
You're quick on the draw
And you saved her pa
[Chorus]
You no good son of a gun
A bad, bad gun
You son of a gun

[Verse 4]
Now everyone who is someone
Smiles at the outlaw's son
You're one of the crowd
Her dad's so proud

[Chorus]
She'll marry the son of a gun
A bad, bad gun
The son of a gun
She'll marry the son of a gun