I met my woman and I blowed her down
I went on home and I went to bed,
I laid my pistol up under my head
Early next morning by the rising sun,
I woke up and I started to run
I made a run but I run too slow,
a man overtook me down in Jericho
I was standin' on the corner
Long come a man that called him
I believe it's you the rascal
I said, yes, sir, Captain, my name's Lee
And if you've got any blues,
You'd better come go with me,
the judge'll tell you the rest
The jury found me guilty in the first degree,
and they laid me down in the
Yes, the judge found me guilty,
and the jury, too, cried,
Lord in heaven, have some mercy on me.
I'll be here for the rest of my life.
All I done was kill my wife.