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Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)
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Wikipedia article
"'Cleaning This Gun (Come On in Boy)'" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Marla Cannon-Goodman, and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released in October 2007 as the fourth from his album 'If You're Going Through Hell'. The song became Atkins' fourth consecutive number one hit on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs chart, tying a record for most number ones from a country album since Tim McGraw's 'Set This Circus Down' in 20012002.
Content
The song begins with the narrator's recollections of his teenage years. In the first verse, he admits that while he doesn't remember much from what he learned in high school, one thing he 'does' remember is the speech given to him by his girlfriend's father after meeting him for the first timea speech meant to instill fear in the boy so that he doesn't misbehave when he's with the girl, ending with "I'll see you when you get back / Bet I'll be up all night still cleanin' this gun."
In the second verse, the narrator, who's now a father himself, confesses that he's "scared to death" that his own daughter is going to find a boyfriend who was just like him when he was in high school ("That teenage boy I used to be / Seems to have just one thing on his mind"), and he'll need to give that same speech to his daughter's boyfriend.
In a short bridge later in the song, the narrator admits that the approach is merely to intimidate the young suitor, but that it's extremely effective ("It's all for show, ain't nobody gonna get hurt / It's just a Daddy thing, but hey, believe me: man, it works").
The song concludes with the narrator speaking to the boyfriend with "Yeah, son, y'all buckle up and have her back by 10, uh, let's say about 9:30. Drive safe!"
In popular culture
*The song is featured in the films 'The Bourne Legacy' and 'Neighbours'.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
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References
Category:2007 singles
Category:2006 songs
Category:Rodney Atkins songs
Category:Songs written by Casey Beathard
Category:Songs written by Marla Cannon-Goodman
Category:Curb Records singles
Category:Songs about fathers
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