Bad Man's Blunder

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The Kingston Trio

The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds. It rose to international popularity, fueled by unprecedented sales of 33⅓ rpm long-playing record albums (LPs), and helped to alter the direction of popular music in the U.S. more »

Year:

1990

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Well early one evenin' I was rolling around
I was feelin' kinda mean I shot a deputy down,
Strolled along home and I went to bed
Well I laid my pistol up under my head.

(He strolled along home) I took my time.
(And he went to bed) Thought I'd sleep some.
(Laid his pistrol) Big 22".
(Up under his head) I keep it handy.

Well early in the mornin' bout the break of day
I figured it was time to make a getaway
Steppin' right along but I was steppin' too slow
Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico

(Well he was steppin' right along) I were a hot-footin' it.
(But he was steppin' too slow) It was a sultry day.
(Got surrounded by a sheriff) Boxed in.
(In Mexico) I didn't even have a chance to see the country.

When I was arrested well I didn't have a dime
The sheriff said, 'Son you're riding free this time.
'Where you're going you won't need a cent
Cause the great state of Texas gonna pay your rent.'

(Cause where you're going) I think he means jail.
(You won't need a cent) Well he knows I'm broke.
(Cause the great state of Texas) Yippee!
(Gonna pay your rent) I'm mighty grateful fellas.

Well I didn't have a key and I didn't have a file.
Naturally I stayed around until my trial.
Judge was an old man, Ninety-three
And I didn't like the way the jury looked at me.

(Well the judge was an old man) Too old.
(Ninety-three) Entirely too old.
I didn't like the way..the jury looked at me. 
I think they were suspicious.

(The judge and jury they did agree)
(They all said murder in the first degree)
(The judge said same) 
'Well I dunno whether to hang you or not, but this here killin' of deputy sheriffs has just naturally got to stop.'
[You gotta point there judge.]

It was a most unsatisfactory trial.
They gave me ninety-nine years on the hard rock pile.
Ninety and nine on the hard rock ground
And all I ever did was shoot a deputy down.

(Ninety and nine) It could have been life.
(On the hard rock pile) They might-a hung me.
(And all he ever did...was shoot a deputy down...)
This whole thing has sure been a lesson to me.
[Bang! You're dead!]

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