Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot a good friend 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 ran too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez Mexico
Late in the hot joints takin' the pills
In walked the sheriff from that Jericho Hill
He said, "Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown"
And you're the dirty hick that shot your good friend down
Oh yes, oh yes my name is Willy Lee
If you've got the warrant just a-read it to me
Shot him down because he made me slow
I thought I was his friend but he had too many 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 loved carcass in that county jail
In about five minutes in walked the man
Holding the verdict in his right hand
The verdict read in the first degree
I hollered, "Lordy, Lordy, have some mercy on me"
You gotta come on listen up to me
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
Sue it