Oh, down the road came poor little Junco 
Boys, he was loaded as he could be 
The poor man was knocked out, knocked out and loaded 
And he was wobblin' all over the street. 

I heard him singing six months ain't no sentence 
He said one year was not no time 
He said he had friends still in Angola 
Serving from fourteen to ninety-nine 

You know, when he had plenty of money 
He had a friend all over town 
He says he's been broke, dirty, and hungry 
Not a single friend can be found 

Well, a poor man pawned his white-handled pistol 
Oh he bought, yeah, a diamond ring 
He tried to pawn the woman he was lovin' 
But the poor girl couldn't sign her name 

He said give him water when he gets thirsty 
Tell him that water is mighty fine when you're dry 
Give him a tink, yeah, when he gets sickly 
Give him the graveyard if he dies.