******* Blues

Early one mornin' while making the rounds

I took a shot of ******* and

I shot my woman down

Went right home and

I went to bed

I stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my head

Got up next morning and

I grabbed my gun

I took a shot of ******* and away

I runMade a good run but

I run too slow

They overtook me down in

Juarez Mexico

I laid in the hot joint, takin' the pill

In walked the

Sheriff from

Jericho Hill

He said, “

Willie Lee, your name is not

Jack Brown

You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down”

Yes, oh yes, my name is

Willie Lee

If you've got a warrant just read it to me

I shot her down 'cause she made me slow

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

I had no friend for to go my bail

They slapped my doddered carcass in that county jail

The next morning 'bout a half past nine

I spied a

Sheriff comin' down the line

He kind of coughed as he cleared his throat

He said, “

Come on you dirty hack, to the district court”

I entered the courtroom and my trial began

Where I was held by twelve honest men

Just before the jury started out

I saw that dirty judge commence to look about

In about five minutes, in walked a man

Holding the verdict in his right hand

The verdict read “

In the first degree"I hollered, "

Lordy, Lordy, have mercy on me”

The judge smiled as he picked up his pen“

Ninety-nine years in the

Folsom State

Pen”Ninety-nine years underneath that ground

I can't forget the day

I shot that bad ***** down

Come on you've gotta listen up to me“

Lay off that whiskey and let that ******* be”[Incomprehensible]