Okay, "Payne County" is in Oklahoma, and to me this song has a vibe of a lawman chasing down a criminal. So I searched for outlaws associated with Payne County and found the story of Bill Doolin and his gang of bank robbers fleeing that area and being hunted down and killed by a posse of lawmen:
Okay, "Payne County" is in Oklahoma, and to me this song has a vibe of a lawman chasing down a criminal. So I searched for outlaws associated with Payne County and found the story of Bill Doolin and his gang of bank robbers fleeing that area and being hunted down and killed by a posse of lawmen:
they played this song in a Public Enemies trailer!!! now I luv this song!! XD
Okay, "Payne County" is in Oklahoma, and to me this song has a vibe of a lawman chasing down a criminal. So I searched for outlaws associated with Payne County and found the story of Bill Doolin and his gang of bank robbers fleeing that area and being hunted down and killed by a posse of lawmen:
Okay, "Payne County" is in Oklahoma, and to me this song has a vibe of a lawman chasing down a criminal. So I searched for outlaws associated with Payne County and found the story of Bill Doolin and his gang of bank robbers fleeing that area and being hunted down and killed by a posse of lawmen:
http://www.doncollier.com/historic12.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ingalls
http://www.doncollier.com/historic12.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ingalls
I don't know if that's what the band had in mind, but it's an interesting interpretation in any case.
I don't know if that's what the band had in mind, but it's an interesting interpretation in any case.