Austin Prison

They had a warrant out for me all over country

and I was trying to beat two raps in Idaho,

I was breaking into a school house sunday morning without warning

when I saw the sheriff coming for me slow from down below

His steel grey eyes were blazing when he saw me

His hand was on his gun when he rode up

He said: You killed that woman I know you shot her why'd you do it?

I'm taking you to Austin and I'm gonna lock you up

Well he tied me with the plowline the next morning

and he had me deep in Texas the next day

A crazy screaming lynchmob waited in streets of Austin

but he put me in the jailhouse and he threw the key away

A jury found me guilty three months later

Wild evil men with murder in their eyes

They even took me out and said now show us where you killed her

and that wicked judge said now I hereby sentence you to die

But here I am far away from Austin prison my friend the jailor handed me a file

Now all I want between me and there are a lot of friendly people

and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles