[Verse 1] Early one morning while makin my 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 fortyfour beneath my head [Verse 2] Woke up next morning and I grabbed that gun Took a shot of cocaine and away I run Made a good run, but I run too slow The overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico [Verse 3] Laid in a hot joint smokin a deal In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill He said, Willy Lee, your name is not Jack Brown Youre the dirty hack that shot your woman down [Verse 4] Yes oh yes, my name is Willy Lee If you got a warrant, just read it to me I shot her down because she made me sore I thought I was her daddy, but she had five more [Verse 5] When I was arrested, I was dressed in black They put me on a train and took me back Had no friend for to go my bail They slapped my driedup carcass in that Kern County Jail [Verse 6] Early next morning about half past nine I spied that big old sheriff comin down the line He hacked and he coughed as he cleared his throat Said, Come on, you dirty hacker, to the district court [Verse 7] 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 [Verse 8] In about five minutes, in walked a man Holding the verdict in his right hand Guilty guilty in the first degree I hollered, Someone please come sing them blues to me! [Verse 9] The judge he smiled when he picked up his pen Ninetynine years in that San Quentin Pen Ninetynine years underneath that ground Ill never forget the day I shot that bad bitch down [Outro] Come on, get up and listen unto me Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
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