The joint was a jumping on the corner
Down on a Honky Tonk Street
All of a sudden
Up drove a Cadillac
And out stepped a cat named Pete
He busted on through the doorway
Bad as he could be
He pulled out his pistol
He turned around
He said, "My name is a Big Boy Pete"
The music stopped
There wasn't a sound
Over in the corner stood the Bad Man Brown
Brown smiled a grin
He said, "My friend
You take three steps
I'm gonna clue you in"
Pete said, "Ah, listen here, buddy
Before I tan your hide
I got a forty-five
To keep me alive
Seven bullets on my side"
Brown pulled a knife
He jumped on Pete
They fought from the counter
Right on out to the street
They swung from north
They swung from south
Brown cut that black cigar
Right outta Pete's mouth
Pete hit the ground
Yelled and screamed
Pete took his Stetson hat
And fleat the scene
Now if you're ever down on the corner
Down on a Honky Tonk Street
Don't mess with Brown
He'll cut you down
Take a message from a Big Boy Pete