Don't Pay The Ransom Song Lyrics and Chords by Nat Stuckey
Don't Pay The Ransom
Recorded by Nat Stuckey
Written by Dalton Roberts and Jack Shoemake
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Last night I stopped off for a beer
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on my way home
And I
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saw this broken hearted sweet thing
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crying all
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alone
My
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tender heart was deeply touched at the
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sight of a woman's tears
So I said
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hi there and I pulled up a chair
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ordered us a couple of
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beers
We
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must have drunk a gallon of brew
When I
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looked at my watch it was half past two
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I suddenly realized I hadn't even called my
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wife
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And knowing what would happen to me when I get home
I nearly
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broke my neck getting to the phone
And
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here's what I told her in an
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effort to save my
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life
Don't pay the ransom honey I've
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escaped
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Considering what I've been through I'm in good
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shape
Well my wrist and ankles are a little sore from the
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tape
But
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don't pay the ransom
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honey I've es
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caped
Now if you got tied up somewhere tonight
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on your way home
In a
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poker game or with a good looking dame
And it
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slips your mind to
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phone
Don't
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blow your cool like a crazy fool
And tell your
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woman where you've been
Your
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situation requires imagination
And I've
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got a suggestion my
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friend tell her...
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No don't pay the ransom
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honey I've es
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Don't Pay The Ransom?
- The song Don't Pay The Ransom was sang by Nat Stuckey.
Who is Nat Stuckey?
- Nathan Wright Stuckey (December 17, 1933 - August 24, 1988) was an American country singer. He recorded for various labels between 1966 and 1978, charting in the top 10 of Hot Country Songs with "Sweet Thang", "Plastic Saddle", "Sweet Thang and Cisco" and "Take Time to Love Her"
