A sarcastic song that was inspired by an article in the Feb 1989 issue of Time on Popular Assault Weapons. This was right after a man opened fire at an elementary playground with an assault rifle in Stockton, CA. The article claimed the typical American family was fairly well armed.
Cheryl then started thinking about her childhood, and the fact that they didn't have any guns in the family. She remembered a vacation they took where they went out west and saw all the tourist sites.
The two topics went together and merged into this song. The song portrays the NRA's version of a "typical American family" going on vacation.
- Don't Forget The Guns (a.k.a The Nelson's Ride Along)
- Words And Music By
- Cheryl Wheeler
- Now let's get the kids and pack up the car
- Take that vacation we've been waiting for
- Drive across this country leave our worries far behind
- Singin' four-part harmony to "Sweet Adeline"
- `Cause I got these books and maps from Triple "A"
- We'll visit friends and sites along the way
- So bring the bikes and toys and diapers
- Pay the neighbor's son
- And call to stop the mail and, Honey,
- Don't forget the guns
- (Chorus)
- Now don't forget the guns you know exactly what I mean
- Bring the pistols, bring the Uzi and the old AR-15
- We don't look for trouble but by golly if we're in it
- It's nice to know we're free to blow nine hundred rounds a minute
- We'll head for Chicago, stop for the night
- Hope for good weather hope the kids don't fight
- They've never seen mt. Rushmore and they ought to understand
- The kind of men who forged our freedom all across this land
- We'll hike up a trail and ride down a street
- Stand by Old Faithful and watch her blow off steam
- When we pack picnic lunches that's not all we'll bring along
- `Cause we'll be packing 45's case anything goes wrong
- (Repeat Chorus)
- Oh riding along we'll follow the signs
- Over the mountains under the pines
- Up to Boot Hill where they got what they gave
- In the land of the free you've got to be brave
- (Repeat Chorus)
- 2/11/89
- (P) May 27, 2003
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