Early one morning while making the rounds I took a shot of c*****e and I shot my woman down I went right home and I went to bed I stuck that loving 44 beneath my head Got up next morning and I grabbed that gun took a shot of c*****e and away I run Made a good run but I run too slow they overtook me down in Juarez Mexico Late in the hot joints taking the pills in walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown You're the dirty heck that shot your woman down Said yes oh yes my name is Willy Lee if you've got the warrant just aread it to me Shot her down because she made me sore I thought I was her daddy but she had five more When I was arrested I was dressed in black They put me on a train and they took me back Had no friend for to go my bail they slapped my dried up carcass in that country jail Early next morning bout a half past nine I spied the sheriff coming down the line Ah and he coughed as he cleared his throat He said come on you dirty heck into that district court Into the courtroom my trial began where I was handled by twelve honest men Just before the jury started out I saw the little judge commence to look about In about five minutes in walked the man holding the verdict in his right hand The verdict read in the first degree I hollered Lowdy Lowdy have a mercy on me The judge he smiled as he picked up his ben 99 years in the Folsom pen 99 years underneath that ground I can't forget the day I shot that bad ***** down Come on you've gotta listen unto me lay off that whiskey and let that c*****e be
[00:08.63]Early one morning while making the rounds [00:10.56]I took a shot of c*****e and I shot my woman down [00:16.17]I went right home and I went to bed [00:19.92]I stuck that loving 44 beneath my head [00:24.66]Got up next morning and I grabbed that gun [00:28.16]took a shot of c*****e and away I run [00:32.21]Made a good run but I run too slow [00:35.71]they overtook me down in Juarez Mexico [00:40.39]Late in the hot joints taking the pills [00:44.00]in walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill [00:47.50]He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown [00:51.68]You're the dirty heck that shot your woman down [00:56.30]Said yes oh yes my name is Willy Lee [00:59.36]if you've got the warrant just aread it to me [01:03.23]Shot her down because she made me sore [01:07.22]I thought I was her daddy but she had five more [01:13.46]When I was arrested I was dressed in black [01:17.20]They put me on a train and they took me back [01:21.38]Had no friend for to go my bail [01:24.88]they slapped my dried up carcass in that country jail [01:29.68]Early next morning bout a half past nine [01:32.68]I spied the sheriff coming down the line [01:36.67]Ah and he coughed as he cleared his throat [01:40.10]He said come on you dirty heck into that district court [01:45.05]Into the courtroom my trial began [01:48.15]where I was handled by twelve honest men [01:52.52]Just before the jury started out [01:56.21]I saw the little judge commence to look about [02:01.38]In about five minutes in walked the man [02:05.44]holding the verdict in his right hand [02:08.90]The verdict read in the first degree [02:12.65]I hollered Lowdy Lowdy have a mercy on me [02:17.39]The judge he smiled as he picked up his ben [02:20.88]99 years in the Folsom pen [02:24.25]99 years underneath that ground [02:28.37]I can't forget the day I shot that bad ***** down [02:33.05]Come on you've gotta listen unto me [02:36.48]lay off that whiskey and let that c*****e be
