Pistol Packing Mama

This evening I am sitting at my desk strumming out a short story and listening to old school country beneath the light of a soft Edison bulb. While I am punching out this little tale, I am listening to Willie Nelson's "Country Music" album, which was produced by Fort Worth's own T-Bone Burnett and features songs written by Ernest Tubb, Merle Travis, Ray Price, Hank Williams, and Al Dexter. Though I lean toward the weepers, I appreciate an upbeat song every now and then.

Here is the 1943 smash hit, "Pistol Packing Mama" by Al Dexter, which is covered by Willie Nelson on "Country Music." What you are hearing is the original Al Dexter recording on an old 78 rpm disk.