Cocaine Blues

Lyrics:

• 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 I run.
• Made a good run, but I run too slow,
• they overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico.


• Late in the hot joints, takin' the pills,
• in walks the sheriff from Jericho Hill.
• 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 a warrant just a-read it to me.
• Shot her down because she made me sore,
• 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 the county jail.


• Early next mornin' bout a half past nine,
• I spot the sheriff coming down the line.
• Up then he coughed as he cleared his throat,
• He said "come on, you dirty hack" 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 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,
• 99 years in the Folsom pen;
• 99 years underneath that ground,
• I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down.


• Come on, you gotta' listen unto me,
• lay off that whisky, and let that cocaine be.