Rope Stretching Blues

I caught a stranger in my house, and I busted his head with a club
 I caught a stranger in my house, and I busted his head with a club
 I lay him out cold, with his heels in a tub
 I seen the sheriff coming, and I jumped for the door
 I seen the sheriff coming, and I jumped for the door
 But I jumped too late, the sheriff had done jumped before
 They buried a man Thursday, just two short days you see
 They buried a man Thursday, just two short days you see
 And it makes me wonder, what they going to do to me
 I killed a man, and that's the how and how
 I killed a man, and that's the how and how
 I'm sitting here wondering, if a woman's worth it now
 Mmm, rope stretching all day long
 Mmm, rope stretching all day long
 In just a few more days, I won't be able to sing my song