Cocaine Blues lyrics

Artist	Johnny Cash
Album(s)	At Folsom Prison

Lyrics

Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down;
I went right home and I went to bed;
I stuck that lovin' 44 beneath my head

Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and away I run;
Made a good run, but I run too slow;
They overtook me down in juarez, mexico

As I lay in the hot joint, a-takin' those pills
In walked a sheriff from jericho hill;
He said, "willy lee your name is not jack brown
You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down."

Said, "yes oh yes, my name is willy lee
If you've got a warrant just a-read it to me;
Shot her down because she made me slow
I thought I was her daddy but she had five more."

When I was arrested I was dressed in black
They put me on a train and they took me back
Had no friend for to go my bail
They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jail

Early next mornin' bout a half past nine
I spied the sheriff coming down the line;
Up then he coughed as he cleared his throat
He said <hack>come on you dirty hack into that district court

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

In about five minutes in walked a man
Holding the verdict in his right hand;
The verdict read in the first degree
I hollered "lordy lordy have 'mercy on me."

The judge he smiled as he picked up his pen
99 years in the folsom pen;
99 years underneath that ground
I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down

Come on you gotta' listen to unto me
Lay off that whiskey, and let that cocaine be

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