I'll go back to my buzzard ruse
I've repented all my sins
Turn me loose and I'll make amends
I thought I was a smart little boy
Travelin' around, spreadin' my joy
Lovin' all the women I could find
I married a gal in Alabama
Then another in a Georgia town
Then I met me one in Carolina
About the time we settled down
The first one I ever came to town
this little old goose of mine
Police, police, turn me loose
I'll go back to my buzzard roost
I've repented all my sins
Turn me loose and I'll make amends
The warden said to me today
Son, you'll have to earn your pay
Of busting rocks and cleaning
Then a pretty girl came by
That's the thing that caught my eye
I broke away and headed into town
Just one kiss and I could see,
this was just the girl for me
I thought that we'd get married right away
he took one good look at me
Police, police, turn me loose,
I'll go back to my buzzard roost
I've repented all my sins,
turn me loose and I'll make amends