VILLAIN, THE (Soundtrack) Songs featured in the 1979 film "The Villain" (aka "Cactus Jack") Starring Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret and Arnold Schwarzenegger THE VILLAIN Written by Bobby Cannan, Bob Younts and Billy Williams Performed by Mel Tillis Cactus Jack Slade waits in the shade Pondering his evil schemes He's a well knowm bad guy, ready to try Whatever it takes to live up to his name No one is safe from the villain He totes a dangerous gun At robbin' and stealin' and just plain dirty dealin' Cactus Jack Slade gets it done Get off the streets, he's the villain When he's on the streets, get inside Close all the stores, lock all the doors Cactus Jack Slade has arrived You'd better watch out for the villain He may be headin' for your town You'd better watch out for the villain Get off the streets 'fore the sun goes down He's ornery and mean, a snake with a scheme Mister Unclean big as life One of a kind with a wit and a mind As sharp as a bear cuttin' knife He's Cactus Jack Slade, a mistake nature made A trick fate has played on herself He may insult your ladies, fatten your babies And end up shootin' himself You'd better watch out for the villain He may be headin' for your town You'd better watch out for the villain Get off the streets 'fore the sun goes down Hah-hey, I ought to know, he's not just for show And when you go, understand The West that was won with guts and with guns Can still be lost by one man Cactus Jack Slade, an egg nature layed A wonder she made runnin' wild His plots and his schemes fall apart at the seams But he won't quit, it don't fit his style You'd better watch out for the villain He may be headin' for your town You'd better watch out for the villain Get off the streets 'fore the sun goes down The tale has been spun, the damage is done And I have run out of rhyme But this ain't the end, I told you, friend We'll see you again in time He's Cactus Jack Slade, a mistake nature made A trick fate has played on the world It's hard to digest, as the sun sinks in the west And the villain rides off with the girl You'd better watch out for the villain He may be headin' for your town You'd better watch out for the villain Get off the streets 'fore the sun goes down ****** CHARMIN' Witten by Bobby Cannan, Doug Starr, Bob Younts and Jimmy Darrell Performed by Mel Tillis Charmin', Charmin' There ain't no woman in these parts that looks as good as you Charmin', Charmin' Don't foget what you were sent to do Charmin', Charmin' Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Charmin', Charmin' Don't forget what you were sent to do Charmin', Charmin' There ain't no woman in these parts that looks as good as you Charmin', Charmin' Don't foget what you were sent to do She came to town with her head held high Cowboys smiled when she walked by Across the badlands she does ride With a handsome stranger by her side Charmin', Charmin' There ain't no woman looks as good as you ****** HANDSOME STRANGER Written by Jimmy Darrell and Joe Smartt Performed by Mel Tillis He was waitin' at the station when the train pulled in He was there to meet a lady as a favour for a friend The stranger was a proud man who paid the debts he owed And it was his time to pay the debt he opened long ago Handsome stranger, where do you come from No one seems to know your business here With your steel blue eyes and pearl-handled guns There ain't an outlaw anywhere you fear ****** (All songs transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2009)