Campfire Country Song

[VB]

I recall seeing an episode of McHale's Navy where the crew was around a campfire listening to someone sing a country music song - it had as it's refrain "lay your pistols down, boy." Can anyone tell me the name of the song and also the name of the guest star who was singing it?

[1544ElroyCarpenter]

The name of the song was:
"Pistol Packin' Mamma" I believe the original version was made famous by Gene Autry, the singing cowboy.

In the series, the charater singing the song is Harley Hatfield [not sure who the actor is playing the part]. He's entertaining, after being captured, the Japanize Army before miraculously being rescued by McHale and the boys.

If I get the artor's name, I'll post.


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[Perderabo]

Harley Hatfield was played by Jesse Pearson (http://us.imdb.com/Name?Pearson,+Jesse).