[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' forty-four 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
You're 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 dried-up 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
Ninety-nine years in that San Quentin Pen
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
I'll 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