Run 'em Off Lyrics - Merle Haggard

Now when the big bad wolf got in grandma's house 

A little Red Ridinghood was scared as the mouse 

And just like her I'm scared through and through 

Some two legged wolf would run away with you 

So run 'em off, no use to talk all day 

Run 'em off, they're tryin' to get you to play 

Run 'em off and make 'em let us be 

If you don't run 'em off, I swear you're cheatin' on me 

Now there's an iceman and milkman and folks out of town 

They don't come to visit they just hang around 

They act just as friendly as can be 

But I don't think they care a thing about me 

So run 'em off, don't talk too long 

Run 'em off, so we can be alone 

Run 'em off and make 'em let us be 

If you don't run 'em off, I swear you're cheatin' on me 

No matter where you are or what you do 

Folks start to whistle and how is you 

When they get too close I wanna say, "Shoo" 

'Cause it looks like they wanna take what bother you 

So run 'em off, don't talk too long 

Run 'em off, they are tryin' to get you in Dutch 

Run 'em off and make 'em let us be 

If you don't run 'em, off I swear you're cheatin' on me 

Now once I ended this song but I write so more 

'Cause there's a half-a-dozen wolfs comin' up to my door 

And I can tell by a lookin' 'cause it's plain to see 

That they're not here to make eyes at me 

So run 'em off, don't talk too long 

Run 'em off, so we can be alone 

Run 'em off and make 'em let us be 

If you don't run 'em off, I swear you're cheatin' on me