Rob Hirst, Jay O'Shea - Pearl Shell Buttons Lyrics

Whooh-ooh
In a town where the price of a life is nothing
(Price of a life is nothing)
Whooh-ooh
Get away while you can from the man with the pearl shell buttons
(Pearl shell buttons)

I’d rather be judged by twelve than carried by six
Strong men use their words not guns and whips
So when the pearl shell man came to do us great harm
I pulled the poke from the fire, speared it through his arm
Then I said real calm

Whooh-ooh
In a town where the price of a life is nothing
(Price of a life is nothing)
Whooh-ooh
Get away while you can from the man with the pearl shell buttons
(Pearl shell buttons)

It ended in a duel, ten paces apart
The pearl shell man fired first but he missed my heart
Then he fastened the buttons on his overcoat
Went looking for the mayor, held him by the throat
‘Till he cast his vote

Whooh-ooh
In a town where the price of a life is nothing
(Price of a life is nothing)
Whooh-ooh
Get away while you can from the man with the pearl shell buttons
(Pearl shell buttons)
Steal away while you can from the man with the pearl shell buttons

When he rode into town all the shutters were down
The sun was blisterin’, no-one prowling around
Famished and dry from his long dusty ride
He kicked in our gate, discovered we had all survived
Since he last dropped by

Better fill up his grave with deeper dirt next time
Fear is the seed that falls on fertile minds
Familiar breeds of thin-skinned men
Worship the wrong invisible friend
Right up until the end