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C#Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I G#shot my woman down
I went right home and I went to bed
I C#stuck that lovin' 44 beneath my head
Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and aG#way I run
Made a good run, but I ran too slow
They C#overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico
Laid in the hot joints takin' the pill
In walked the sheriff from G#Jericho Hill
He said, "Willy Lee, your name is not Jack Brown
C#You're the dirty heck that shot your woman down"
Said, "Yes, oh yes, my name is Willy Lee
If you've got the warrant, just G#read it to me
Shot her down because she made me slow
I C#thought I was her daddy, but she had five more"
When I was arrested, I was dressed in black
They put me on a train and it G#took me back
Had no friend for to go my bail
They C#slapped my dried up carcass in that county jail
Early next mornin' 'bout a half past nine
I spied the sheriff coming G#down the line
Hopped and he coughed as he cleared his throat
He said, "Come C#on you dirty heck into that district court"
Into the courtroom, my trial began
Where I was handled by G#twelve honest men
Just before the jury started out
I C#saw the little judge commence to look about
In about five minutes in walked the man
Holding the verdict in G#his right hand
The verdict read in the first degree
I C#hollered, "Lordy, Lordy, have mercy on me"
The judge he smiled as he picked up his pen
ninetynine years in the G#Folsom pen'
ninetynine years underneath that ground
I C#can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Come on, you gotta listen F#unto me
D#Lay off that whiskey and G#let that cocaine C#be