Down in St Louis at Twelfth and Carr
Big Bill Duncan was tendin bar
In Come Brady with a star on his chest
Duncan shot Brady and you know the rest

Brady, why didnt you run
Brady, done dead and gone
Brady, why didnt you run
When Duncan pulled out that Gatling gun

Brady, Brady, you sure done wrong
To bust in the room when the game was on
You shouldnt been knocking on Duncans door
Now youre layin dead on the grocery floor

Brady, why didnt you run
Brady, done dead and gone
Brady, why didnt you run
When Duncan pulled out that Gatling gun

Well, Brady went to hell lookin mighty furious
The devil says, where you from? East St Louis
Well then take off your coat and enjoy your stay
For weve been expecting you every day

Brady, why didnt you run
Brady, done dead and gone
Brady, why didnt you run
When Duncan pulled out that Gatling gun

When the womenfolk heard that Brady was dead
They went upstairs and dressed in red
Down in St Louis theyre singin this song
Bradys in hell with his Stetson on

Brady, why didnt you run
Brady, done dead and gone
Brady, why didnt you run
When Duncan pulled out that Gatling gun