Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
In this 1965 song, Loretta Lynn warns any woman dumb enough to mess with her man.
Nathan Rabin from the A.V. Club offers one of the best descriptions of the song:
Lynn grappled with the most important social issues facing our nation, but she did not hesitate to beat a bitch down when the situation...
[Verse 1]
You've been making your brags around town
That you've been a-loving my man
But the man I love, when he picks up trash
He puts it in a garbage can
And that's what you look like to me
And what I see is a pity
You'd better close your face and stay out of my way
If you don't wanna go to Fist City
[Chorus]
If you don't wanna go to Fist City
You'd better detour around my town
'Cause I'll grab you by the hair of your head
And I'll lift you off of the ground
I'm not a-sayin' my baby is a saint, 'cause he ain't
And that he won't cat around with a kitty
I'm here to tell you, gal, to lay off of my man
If you don't wanna go to Fist City
[Verse 2]
Come on and tell me what you told my friends
If you think you're brave enough
And I'll show you what a real woman is
Since you think you're hot stuff
You'll bite off more than you can chew
If you get too cute or witty
You better move your feet, if you don't wanna eat
A meal that's called Fist City
[Chorus]
If you don't wanna go to Fist City
You'd better detour around my town
'Cause I'll grab you by the hair of your head
And I'll lift you off of the ground
I'm not a-sayin' my baby is a saint, 'cause he ain't
And that he won't cat around with a kitty
I'm here to tell you, gal, to lay off of my man
If you don't wanna go to Fist City
[Outro]
I'm here to tell you, gal, to lay off of my man
If you don't wanna go to Fist City
Fist City was written by Loretta Lynn.
Fist City was produced by Owen Bradley.
Loretta Lynn released Fist City on Mon Jan 29 1968.
In an interview with Marc Myers for the book Anatomy of a Song, Lynn described writing the song while going to confront the latest woman who was having an affair with her husband, Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn:
The last straw was hearing rumors about them while I was in Nashville recording for Decca. Dri...