Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and i shot my woman down
Went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that lovin' 44 beneath my head
Get up next mornin' and i grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and away i run
Made a good run but i run too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico
Laid in the hot joints taking the pill
In walked the sheriff from Jerico Hill
He said Willie Lee, your name is not Jack Brown
You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down
"Yes, oh yes, my name is Willy Lee
If you've got a warrant, just a-read 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
I had no friend for to go my bail
They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jail
Early next morning about a half past nine
I spotted a sheriff coming down the line
Afeter he coughed as he cleared his throat
He said come on you dirty hack into the district
Into the courtroom, my trial began
Where I was handled by twelve honest men
Just before the jury started out
I saw that little judge commence to look about
In about five minutes in walked a man
Holding the verdict in his right hand
The verdict read, "In the first degree..."
I hollered, "Lordy, Lordy, have mercy on me"
The judge, he smiled as he picked up his pen
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom Pen
Ninety nine years underneath that ground
I can't forget the day i shot that bad bitch down
Come on you've got to listen unto me
Lay off that whiskey, and let that cocaine be