Bad Man's Blunder

Well, early one evening I was rollin' around
 I was feelin' kind of mean
 I shot a deputy down
 Strollin' on home and I went to bed
 Well, I laid me pistol up under my head
 He strolled along home (I took my time)
 And he went to bed (Thought I'd sleep some)
 Laid his pistol (Big twenty-two)
 Up under his head (I keep it handy)
 Well, early in the morning
 'bout the break of day
 I figured it was time to make a getaway
 Steppin' right along
 But I was steppin' too slow
 Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico.
 He was steppin' right along (I were a hot footin' it)
 But he was steppin' too slow (It was a sultry day)
 Got surrounded by a sheriff (boxed in) in Mexico
 I didn't even have a chance to see the country
 When I was arrested, I didn't have a dime
 The sheriff says
 Son, you're ridin' free this time
 Where you're goin'
 You won't need a cent
 'Cause the great state of Texas
 Gonna pay your rent
 'Cause where you're goin' (I think he means jail)
 You won't need a cent (Well, he knows I'm broke)
 'Cause the great state of Texas (Yippee!)
 Gonna pay your rent. (I'm mighty grateful, fellas)
 Well, I didn't have a key
 And I didn't have a file
 Natur'lly I stayed around until my trial
 The judge was an old man; ninety-three
 And I didn't like the way the jury looked at me
 Well the judge was an old man (Too old)
 Ninety-three (entirely too old)
 I didn't like the way the jury looked at me.
 I think they were suspicious
 The judge and the jury
 They did agree
 They all said murder in the first degree
 The judge said
 Son, I don't know whether to hang you or not
 But this here killin' of deputy sheriffs has just naturally got to stop!
 You've got a point there, judge!
 It was a most unsatisfactory trial
 They gave me ninety-nine years
 On the hard rock pile
 Ninety and nine
 On the hard rock ground.
 All I ever did
 Was shoot a deputy down
 Ninety and nine (It could have been life)
 On the hard rock pile (They might-a hung me)
 And all he ever did
 Was shoot a deputy down
 This whole thing has sure been a lesson to me
 Bang!
 You're dead