ALONG CAME JONES
(Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)

The Coasters - 1959
The Raindrops - 1959
Paul Rich - 1959
Henri Salvador - 1964 (French version)
The Overlanders - 1965
The Righteous Brothers - 1967
Paul Jones - 1967
Ray Stevens - 1969
Buck Owens - 1969
Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart - 1976
George Jones & Johnny Paycheck - 1979






As recorded by THE COASTERS:

I plopped down in my easy chair and turned on Channel 2 
A bad gunslinger called Salty Sam was a-chasin' poor Sweet Sue 
He trapped her in the old sawmill and said with an evil laugh 
"If you don't give me the deed to your ranch, I'll saw you all in half!" 

And then he grabbed her 
And then.....he tied her up 
And then.....he turned on the buzzsaw 
And then.....and then

Uh-uh, and then along came Jones 
Tall, thin Jones 
Slow-walkin' Jones 
Slow-talkin' Jones 
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones 

Commercial came on, so I got up to get myself a snack 
You should've seen what was goin' on by the time that I got back 
Down in the old, abandoned mine, Sweet Sue was a-havin' fits 
That villain said, "Give me the deed to your ranch or I'll blow you all to bits!" 

And then he grabbed her 
And then.....he tied her up  
And then.....he lit the fuse to the dynamite 
And then.....and then 

Uh-uh, and then along came Jones 
Tall, thin Jones 
Slow-walkin' Jones 
Slow-talkin' Jones 
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones  

I got so bugged I turned it off and turned on another show 
But there was the same old shoot-'em-up and the same old rodeo 
Salty Sam was tryin' to stuff Sweet Sue in a burlap sack 
He said, "If you don't give me the deed to your ranch, I'm gonna throw you on the railroad track!" 

And then he grabbed her 
And then.....he tied her up 
And then.....he threw her on the railroad track 
And then.....a train started comin' 
And then.....and then 

Uh-uh, and then along came Jones 
Tall, thin Jones 
Slow-walkin' Jones 
Slow-talkin' Jones 
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones


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As recorded by RAY STEVENS:

Well, I plopped down in my easy chair and turned on Channel 2 
A bad gunslinger called Salty Sam was a-chasin' poor Sweet Sue 
Trapped her in the old sawmill, said with an evil laugh 
"If you don't give me the deed to your ranch, I'll saw you all in half!" 

And then he grabbed her (SUE: Help, he grabbed me)
He tied her up (SUE: Help, he's tyin' me up)
He turned on the buzzsaw (SUE: Help, he's turnin' on the buzzsaw)
(SUE: Help! Somebody, save me, ow! ow! ow!)
(SAM: Hoo-hah-hah, hoh-hah-hah)
(SUE: Help! Help! Yow, yow, wooh, ooh, ooh, no, no, no, no, ow, ow) 

And then along came Jones 
Tall, thin Jones 
Slow-walkin' Jones 
Slow-talkin' Jones 
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones 

Commercial came on, so I got up tofixt myself a snack 
You should've seen what was goin' on by the time that I got back 
Down in the old, abandoned mine, Sweet Sue was a-havin' fits 
That villain said, "Give me the deed to your ranch, I'll blow you all to bits!" 

And then he grabbed her (SUE: Help, he's grabbin' me again) 
He tied her up (SUE: Help, he's tyin' me up again. Same routine)
He lit the fuse to the dynamite (SUE: He's lightin' the fuse to the dynamite)
(SUE: Help! Help! Save me somebody, ow!, ow!)
(SAM: Hoo-hah-hah, hoh-hah-hah)
(SUE: Yow, wooh, wooh, wooh)
 
And then along came Jones 
Tall, thin Jones 
Slow-walkin' Jones 
Slow-talkin' Jones 
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones

(Instrumental Break) 

Well, I got so bugged, I turned it off and I turned on another show 
But there was the same old shoot-'em-up, the same old rodeo 
Salty Sam was tryin' to stuff Sweet Sue in a burlap sack 
He said, "If you don't give me the deed to your ranch, I'll throw you on the railroad track!" 

And then he grabbed her (SUE: Help, he grabbed me)
He tied her up (SUE: He's tyin' me up again)
He threw her on the railroad track (SUE: He's throwin' me on the railroad track)
(SUE: Help! Somebody save me)
A train started comin' 
(SUE: Ooh, here come the train, here come the train. Yow, wooh, wooh, wooh)
(SAM: Hoo-hah-hah, hoh-hah-hah)
(SUE: Help! Help! Aah-aah-ahh)

And then along came Jones 
Tall, thin Jones 
Slow-walkin' Jones 
Slow-talkin' Jones 
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
Yeah, along came long, lean, lanky Jones


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2014)