v.1
Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine an' I shot my woman down
Went right home an' I went to bed
I stuck that lovin' forty-four beneath my head

Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine an' away I run
Made a good run but I run too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez Mexico

v.2
Layin' in a hot joint takin' the pills
In walks a sherrif from Jericho Hill
He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown
You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down

I said oh yes my name is Willy Lee
If you've got a warrant just read it to me
I shot her down because she made me slow
I thought I was her daddy but she had five more

v.3
When I was arrested I was dressed in black
They put me on a train an' they took me back
Had no freinds for to go my bail
They slapped my grimy carcass in that county jail

Early next mornin' 'bout half-past nine
I spied the sherrif comin' down the line
He hacked an' he coughed as he cleared his throat
C'mon you dirty hack into that district court

v.4
Into the courtroom my trial began
Where I was held by twelve honest men
Just before the jury started out
I saw that little judge commence to look about

In about five minutes in walked a man
Holding the verdict in his right hand
The verdict read it in the first degree
I hollered lordy lordy have mercy on my

v.5
The judge he smiled as he picked up his pen
99 years in the Folsom pen
99 years underneath that ground
I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down

C'mon you gotta listen unto me
Stay off that whisky and let that cocaine be