Oh Miss Effie was her name
Through the west she won her fame
Being handy with a gun
But she drove the men insane

'Cause she'd whip out her pistol and shoot most any guy
And sing out this alibi

I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'm so sorry my friend
I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'll never never do it again

But one night she made a slip
Shot the sheriff in the hip
So the law it took a hand
And made Effie take the stand
And she pled, "Oh, your honor
I know you'll turn me loose
When you hеar my one excuse"

I didn't know (shе didn't know) the gun was loaded
And I'm so (and I'm so) sorry my friend
I didn't know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded
And I'll never never do it again
I didn't know (she didn't know)
The gun was loaded (that the gun was loaded)
But regarding the gun that I toted

All I did was hold it high and go ping
I'll never never do it again

Yes the jury all agreed that Miss Effie should be freed
But the sheriff's jealous wife was indignant (yes indeed)
So she borrowed a pistol and shot this village belle
And sang as Miss Effie fell

I didn't know the gun was loaded
And I'm so (and I'm so) sorry my friend
I didn't know (she didn't know) the gun was loaded
And I'll never never do it again

I didn't know (she didn't know)
The gun was loaded (that the gun was loaded)
But regarding the gun that I toted

All I did was hold it high and go ping
I'll never, never do it again