i downloaded kenny rogers’ “coward of the county.” don’t ask me why, i was just in the mood to hear it. this might be one of the most depressing songs in the history of the world. so tommy this coward and his died in prision when tommy was only 10. yeah, and so on his death bed tommy’s dad told him to not do the things he’d done and to walk away from trouble if he can and other stuff. but then tommy fell in love with becky and well the gatlin boys went over and raped poor becky one day while tommy was working. tommy was outraged and cried on his dad’s picture and then went looking for the gatlin boys. he found them at a bar, then my song dies out. the download was incomplete and i don’t know how the story ends. this is tragic.
how does it end?
Tommy findes them and KICKS THEIR ASSES LIKE THE DUMB REDNECKS THEY ARE!!!!!
Really!
Check out the lyrics:
I don’t find it to be depressing at all. I find it very uplifting when Tommy kicks the red-neck butts.
Dudes, that’s the BEST song ever written in history!
WE LOVE YA TOMMY!
YOU’LL LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER!
GOD DAMN THOSE GATLIN BOYS!
The last part of the song goes:
“I promised you Dad not to do the things you’d done;
I walk away from trouble when I can.
But please don’t think I’m weak I didn’t turn the other cheek,
And papa I hope you’ll understand.
Sometimes you gotta fight when you’re a man.”
This song, as were many of Kenny Roger’s songs, was turned into a made for television movie. The move is great and so is the song.
This song would do the world some good if people would realize that some things are worth fighting for and others aren’t.
This song is an example of how to fight against determinism and also that everyone has to build his own life not being conditioned by anyone?s will, even your father’s will. his sense, it is a revolutionary song.
i really like the song ”coward of the county”
i really want to see the movie. i know that whenever the gatlin boys rape becky she dies a few days later and tommy goes to the florist and buys all the flowers that the florist has and he goes to the surrounding county’s florist and buys all their flowers and places them on becky’s grave and if he forgot one the he would go back and gets it. that is how much he loved her!!!!!!
what is the name of the movie do you know?
The name of the movie is of course “The coward of the County” but just for Katie, Becky doesn’t die????