He was born a little baby on the Appalachian Trail 
At six months old he'd done three months in jail 
He robbed a bank in his diapers and his little bare baby feet 
All he said was "Folks, my name is Outlaw Pete." 

I'm Out-law Pete! 
I'm Out-law Pete! 
Can you hear me? 
(Do, do, do, do-do)

At twenty-five a mustang pony he did steal 
And he rode 'round and 'round on heaven's wheel 
Father Jesus, I'm an outlaw, killer and a thief 
And I slow down only to sow my grief 

I'm Outlaw Pete! 
I'm Outlaw Pete! 
Can you hear me? 
(Do, do, do, do-do)

He cut his trail of tears across the countryside 
And where he went, women wept and men died
(Do, do, do, do-do)
One night he woke from a vision of his own death 
Saddled his pony and rode her deep into the West 
Married a Navajo girl and settled down on the Res 
And as the snow fell he held that beautiful daughter to his chest 

I'm Outlaw Pete! 
I'm Outlaw Pete! 
Can you hear me? 
Can you hear me? (Do, do, do, do-do)
Can you hear me? 

Out of the East on an Irish stallion came Bounty Hunter Dan 
His heart quickened and burdened by the need to get his man 
He found Pete peacefully fishin' by the river, pulled his gun and got the drop 
He said, "Pete, you think you've changed, but you have not." 

He [bad word] his pistol, pulled the trigger and shouted "let it start"
Pete drew a knife from his boot, threw it, and pierced Dan through the heart 
Dan smiled as he lay in his own blood dyin' in the sun 
And whispered in Pete's ear, "We cannot undo these things we've done." 

You're a outlaw Pete! 
You're Outlaw Pete! 
Can you hear me? 
Can you hear me? 
Can you hear me? 

For forty days and nights Pete rode and did not stop 
Til he sat high upon an icy mountain top 
He watched a hawk on a desert updraft, slip and slide 
Moved to the edge and dug his spurs deep into his pony's side

Some say Pete and his pony vanished over the edge 
Some say they remain frozen high upon that icy ledge 
The young Navajo girl washes in the river, skin so fair 
And braids a piece of Pete's buckskin chaps into her hair 

Outlaw Pete! 
Outlaw Pete! 
Can you hear me? 
Can you hear me?