Key: E major
Verse 1
And I was feelin' kinda mean,
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He strolled on home, I took my time
thought I'd sleep some more
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I laid his pistol up under his neck.
I'd keep it down.
Early in the morning on the break of day,
but I was stepping too slow.
Got surrounded by the sheriff
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down in Mexico.
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Got surrounded by the sheriff in Mexico.
I didn't even get a chance
to see the country.
When I was arrested, didn't have a dime.
The sheriff said, son,
you won't need a cent,
because the great state of Texas
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Tell us where you're going.
Thank you, Mr. J.
You know it's not a loan.
I might agree with you.
Well, I didn't have a key
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and I didn't have a file,
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naturally I stayed around until my trial.
The judge was a old man, 93,
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The judge was an old man,
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I didn't like the way the jury looked at me,
I think they were suspicious.
The judge and the jury didn't agree,
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they all said murder in the first degree.
The judge said...
hang you or not,
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You got a point there, Judge.
They gave you 91 years
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on the hard rock pile.
99 on the hard rock ground.
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All I ever did was shoot a deputy. 99!
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the deputy down.
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This little thing is shorter
than the rest of me.
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