Wanted man in California,
 Wanted man in Buffalo
 Wanted man in Kansas City,
 Wanted man in Ohio

 Wanted man in Mississippi,
 Wanted man in ol' Cheyenne

 Wherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted man

 I might be in Colorado,
 Or Georgia by the sea
 Working for some man who may not know at all who I might be

 If you ever see [bad word] and if you know who I am
 Don't you breathe it to nobody 'cause you know I'm on the lamb

 Wanted man by Lucy Watson,
 Wanted man by Jeannie Brown
 Wanted man by Nellie Johnson,
 Wanted man in this next town

 I've had all that I wanted of a lot of things I've had
 And a lot more than I needed of some things that turned out bad

 I got sidetracked in El Paso,
 Stopped to get myself a map
 Went the wrong way in Juarez with Juanita on my lap

 Went to sleep in Shreveport,
 Woke up in Abilene
 Wonderin' why I'm wanted at some town half way in between

 Wanted man in Albuquerque,
 Wanted man in Syracuse
 Wanted man in Tallahassee,
 Wanted man in Baton Rouge

 There's somebody set to grab me
 Anywhere that I might be
 And wherever you might look tonight
 You might get a glimpse of me

 Wanted man in California,
 Wanted man in Buffalo
 Wanted man in Kansas City,
 Wanted man in Ohio

 Wanted man in Mississippi,
 Wanted man in ol' Cheyenne

 Wherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted man