[Verse 1] C Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds C G I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down G I went right home and I went to bed G C NC NC I stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my head [Verse 2] C Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun C G Took a shot of cocaine and away I run G Made a good run but I run too slow G C NC They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico [Verse 3] C Laid in the hot joints takin' the pills C G In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill G He said Willie Lee your name is not Jack Brown G C NC You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down [Verse 4] C Said yes, oh yes my name is Willie Lee C G If you've got a warrant just read it to me G Shot her down because she made me slow G C NC I thought I was her daddy but she had five more [Verse 5] C When I was arrested I was dressed in black C G They put me on a train and they took me back G Had no friend for to go my bail G C NC They slapped my dottered carcass in that county jail [Verse 6] C Early next mornin' bout a half past nine C G I spied the sheriff coming down the line G He kind of coughed as he cleared his throat G C NC He said, "Come on you dirty hack to the district court" [Verse 7] C Into the courtroom my trial began C G Where I was held by twelve honest men G Just before the jury started out G C NC I saw that dirty judge commence to look about [Verse 8] C In about five minutes in walked a man C G Holding the verdict in his right hand G The verdict read in the first degree G C NC I hollered, "Lawdy Lawdy, have mercy on me" [Verse 9] C The judge he smiled as he picked up his pen C G 99 years in the Folsom state pen G 99 years underneath that ground G C NC I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down [Refrain] C Come on you've gotta listen unto me G C Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
