12 O'clock Whistle Lyrics - Singles - James Mcmurtry

The air raid siren at the high school blew 

Every weekday, twelve o'clock noon 

Dinner time, people as if we didn't know 

I guess the city fathers liked to hear that thing blow 

The boys were chasing the city truck, spraying DDT 

It kept the mosquitoes down 

And that stuff won't hurt you none the neighbor lady'd say 

Encephalitis, now that can ruin your day 

Granny was hanging out wash, talking across the fence 

The neighbor lady nodded like it all made sense 

She's just gonna stay with him 'til the kids are grown 

Fetch me that clothes pin up off the ground would you hon' 

Won't you stay with me 'til the sun goes down? 

On that flat top mountain to the West of town 

Won't you stay a while, I just don't see 

Why you must be leaving? Won't you stay with me? 

I had a cherry coke dripping on my cowboy clothes 

Riding down Scott street in that big white Olds 

We're going through nigger town, honey lock your doors 

'Course that's not what we're supposed to call 'em anymore 

We're going to the beauty shop, it's not too far 

You can come inside or you can just set in the car 

No you can't go with grandpa to the pasture today 

They're shipping calves and you'd just get in the way 

Won't you stay with me 'til the sun goes down? 

On that flat top mountain to the West of town 

Won't you stay a while, I just don't see 

Why you must be leaving? Won't you stay with me? 

We had fried okra and black eyed peas 

Granny had her saccharin, she was putting it in her tea 

Pull that screen door to hon' you're letting in flies 

Don't you know nothing 

Yonder comes the pickup, he's coming down the street 

Run help him put the horses up so we can eat 

He's always late for dinner, Lord, he moves so slow 

12 o'clock whistle blew half an hour ago 

Won't you stay with me 'til the sun goes down? 

On that flat top mountain to the West of town 

Won't you stay a while, I just don't see 

Why you must be leaving? Won't you stay with me?