Dog Bumped - Tim Barry

One quick minute got me 28 long years

But I’d do it again, I don’t regret it

He laid his hand on my sister

Too many times when I was near

And I shot him dead and I don’t care

When sis was born and I was about twelve

‘Bout the same time my old man, he went to jail

Then mom got sick, boy, she never got right

And I took to that baby girl like she was mine

Night after night, day after day

I worked my ass off to put money away

Then sis grew up and I grew older still

And I love her the best and always will

Then one quick minute got me 28 long years

But I’d do it again, I don’t regret it

He laid his hand on my sister

Too many times when I was near

And I shot him dead and I don’t care

Well, Sis met a man whose name I will not tell

Nine years her senior and I did wish them well

He had a car and a job and she was in love

And I blessed them both the best I could

Sis loved to dance and she lived honestly

But that old dog tried to control her in every way

First came the drinking then the jealousy

This town is too small for me not to see

Him out every night with every girl in town

Just before he goes home and pushes my sister around

I thought it out not to intervene

Unless my baby sister, she came to me

Well, she did one night when that old dog showed up

She whispered on the phone, «Ken I ain’t feeling so good»

When I got to the house what I saw was true

My baby sister beaten black and blue

Well I took my last breath of fresh free air

And I found that piece of shit asleep in his relaxing chair

I hit him good with a solid right and a solid left

And forced him to his feet for his last breath

Well he cowered and run, but he didn’t get far

Cause my sister shot him fucking dead just outside his car

Boy, she wept and I did too

Then I told the police I did what I had to do

And that one quick minute got me 28 long years

But I’d do it again, I don’t regret it

He laid his hand on my sister

Too many times when I was near

And I shot him dead and I don’t care

Yeah, one quick minute got me 28 long years

But I’d do it again, I don’t regret it

He laid his hand on my sister

Too many times when I was near

And I shot him dead and I don’t care