"Bang
Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" – Nancy Sinatra
I was five
and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.
Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up, I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
Remember when we used to play?
Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down.
Music played, and people sang
Just for me, the church bells rang.
Now he's gone, I don't know why
And 'til this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie.
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down...
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.
Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up, I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
Remember when we used to play?
Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down.
Music played, and people sang
Just for me, the church bells rang.
Now he's gone, I don't know why
And 'til this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie.
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down...
Nancy Sinatra recorded one
of the best-known covers of the song (originally by Cher), for her 1966 album How Does That
Grab You? Her version features tremolo guitar,
played by her arranger, Billy
Strange; and had a resurgence in popularity when it was used
in the opening credits of the 2003 Quentin
Tarantino film Kill Bill Volume 1. In the sequence preceding the credits, Tarantino creates a
literal, bloody interpretation of the song's chorus and the third verse, about
a wedding day. Her version also was the theme for BBC coverage of the 2005 Wimbledon tennis
championships, and has been sampled on several hip-hop recordings, including
the Audio Bullys (featuring
Nancy Sinatra) top 3 UK hit "Shot You Down" in 2005.
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