Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down.
I went right home and I went to bed.
I stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my head.

Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun 
Took a shot of cocaine and away [bad word] 
Made a [bad word] but [bad word] too slow.
They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico.

Late in the hot joints takin' the pills 
In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill.
He said, Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown!
You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down.

Said, yes, oh, yes my name is Willy Lee.
If you've got the warrant just aread it to me.
Shot her down because she made me slow
I 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 they took me back.
Had no friend for to go my bail 
They slapped my dried up carcass in that country jail.

Early next mornin' bout a half past nine 
I spied the [bad word] down the line.
Talked and he coughed as he cleared his throat
He [bad word] on you dirty heck into that district court.

Into the courtroom my trial began 
Where I was handled by twelve honest men.
Just before the jury started out 
I saw the little [bad word] to look about.

In about five minutes in walked the man 
Holding the verdict in his right hand.
The verdict read in the first degree 
I hollered, Lordy Lordy have a mercy on me.

The judge he smiled as he picked up his pin
99 years in the Folsom pen.
99 years underneath that ground 
I can't forget the day I shot that bad [bad word] down. [bad word] on you've gotta listen unto me 
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be.