 I flopped down in my easy chair and turned on channel 2
A bad gunslinger the name of Salty Sam was a-chasin' poor sweet Sue
He trapped her in the old sawmill and said with an evil laugh
"If you don't give me the deed to your ranch, I'll saw you all in half"
 And then he grabbed her (help, he grabbed me, help)
He tied her up (help, he tied me up, help)
He turned on the buzz saw (he's turnin' on the buzz saw, help)
And then along came Jones
Tall, thin Jones
Slow-walkin' Jones
Slow-talkin' Jones
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
Commercial came on, so I got up to get myself a snack
You should've seen what was going on by the time that I got back
Down in the old abandoned mine, sweet Sue was a-havin' fits
That villain said, "Give me the deed to your ranch or I'll blow you all to bits"
 And then he grabbed her (help, he grabbed me, help)
He tied her up (he tied me up again, help)
He lit the fuse to the dynamite (he lit the fuse to the dynamite, help)
And then along came Jones
Tall, thin Jones
Slow-walkin' Jones
Slow-talkin' Jones
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
I got so bugged, I turned it off and turned on another show
But there was the same old shoot-'em-up and the same old rodeo
Salty Sam was a-tryin' to stuff Sweet Sue in a burlap sack
He said, "If you don't give me the deed to your ranch, I'm gonna throw you on the railroad track"
 And then he grabbed her (help, he's grabbin' me again)
He tied her up (he tied me up again)
He threw her on the railroad track (he throwin' me on the railroad track)
A train started coming (oh. here comes the train, here comes the train)
And then along came Jones
Tall, thin Jones
Slow-walkin' Jones
Slow-talkin' Jones
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
Along came long, lean, lanky Jones
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Along Came Jones
"Along Came Jones" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by the Coasters in 1959. It was recorded by many other groups and individuals in the years that followed.
Westerns were the most popular genre on TV and film in the 1950s and early 1960s. In mocking their inescapable presence, the song takes inspiration from the 1945 Gary Cooper film Along Came Jones, a comedy Western. In the film the "long, lean, lanky" Cooper lampoons his usual "slow-walkin', slow-talkin'" screen persona.
Ray Stevens - "Along Came Jones"
Live on Andy Williams Show
The live performance of "Along Came Jones" by Ray Stevens on The Andy Williams Show aired on October 11, 1969.
Guest Stars:
The performance features major television personalities Andy Williams and Danny Thomas alongside Ray Stevens.
The Osmond Family Cameos:
A very young Jimmy Osmond plays the character of "Jones". Musical Surprise: Jimmy's mother, Olive Osmond, joins the performance playing the saxophone.
Ray Stevens - "Along Came Jones"
Animated Version
The animated music video was created in 2009 for his Cartoon Carnival DVD collection. Animated by Randy Cullers, it brings the chaotic, cartoonish nature of the lyrics to life with colorful visuals of Sweet Sue being rescued from trains, dynamite, and bandsaws.
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