Deep in the hills, way down in virginia
Was where I lived for 23 years
While driving one day, just ridin for pleasure
Just ridin for pleasure, I'd had a few beers
I shot the sheriff of Buckinham county
They threw me in jail without any bail
They tried me, in Buckinham county
For a crime that was done on the Dickenson side

The jury came in, with a verdict on monday
They said I was guilty and had to do time
Eighteen years, in Old Richmond Prison
Eighteen years, seems like 49

My thoughts go back, to my home in the mountains
To Buckinham County, near the Dickenson line
To Buckinham County, near the Dickenson line