Mama never understood
What it's like for a losing man
When her number one son goes bad
Playing cards with the devil's hand
But daddy got real sick so quick
Four walls never understand
I was the one who got good with the gun
Took the money from the rich man's land
Give me some water
'Cause I shot a man on the Mexican border
Cool, cool water
Give me some water
I need a little water
Jimmy grew up so fast
Then he met me at the pass one day
Said, "You're a wanted man, take your brother's hand
I'll be running with you anyway"
So we rode late in the night
Like the fires on the desert sand
'Til one day the posse caught us
'Cause the sheriff always gets his man
Give me some water
'Cause I killed a man on the Mexican border
Cool, cool water
I need a little water
Oh, geeze, if I just get loose my hands
I'd run just as fast as my legs can
But, Lord, I've got no room to run
Shouldn't have done what I did without that gun
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Give me some water
'Cause I killed a man on the Mexican border
Cool, cool water
Can't you see that long, white rope
Hanging from the hangman's tree?
Take the restless horse, tie may hands, of course
Tell my mother that I'm finally free
Let me die like a man, no one understands
Let me pray that a poor man pray
Smack that horse in the ass, with my last dying gasp
My brother could hear me say
Give me some water
'Cause I shot a man on the Mexican border
Cool, cool water
Give me some water
Give me some water
'Cause I shot a man on the Mexican border
Cool, cool water
Give me some water
Give me some water
'Cause I shot a man on the Mexican border
Cool, cool water
Give me some water
Give me some water
'Cause I killed a man on the Mexican border
Cool, sweet water
Give me some water