Another western tale, a little like Dylan and Levy's "Romance in Durango" but much less detailed (actually, like Dylan's own "Drifter's Escape" in that way, getting you to mentally fill in a vivid story with just a couple short, verses).
Narrator wants Jeannie, but her protective father has other ideas. One meaning of the title is him saying she needs him to shoot her dad, and then they'll escape together (the other is straightforwardly sexual).
In any case, she double-crosses him (probably intending to from the beginning) and her father shoots the narrator, presumably fatally. It's an economical lyric even by Warren's standards, with the twist of the shooter literally being the girl's father.
Another western tale, a little like Dylan and Levy's "Romance in Durango" but much less detailed (actually, like Dylan's own "Drifter's Escape" in that way, getting you to mentally fill in a vivid story with just a couple short, verses).
Narrator wants Jeannie, but her protective father has other ideas. One meaning of the title is him saying she needs him to shoot her dad, and then they'll escape together (the other is straightforwardly sexual).
In any case, she double-crosses him (probably intending to from the beginning) and her father shoots the narrator, presumably fatally. It's an economical lyric even by Warren's standards, with the twist of the shooter literally being the girl's father.