Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds
Pagi-pagi, saat aku berkeliling
Took a transfusion and I shot my woman down
Aku melakukan transfusi dan aku menembak wanita yang kucintai
Went right home and I went to bed
Langsung pulang dan aku pergi tidur
I stuck that lovin' 44 beneath my head
Aku menyimpan pistol 44 kesayanganku di bawah kepala

Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun
Bangun pagi berikutnya dan aku mengambil pistol itu
took a transfusion and away I run
melakukan transfusi dan aku kabur
Made a good run but I run too slow
Aku berlari dengan baik tapi aku terlalu lambat
they overtook me down in Juarez Mexico
mereka mengejarku di Juarez, Meksiko

Late in the hot joints takin' the pills
Larut malam di tempat yang panas, mengonsumsi pil
in walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill
masuklah sheriff dari Jericho Hill
He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown
Dia bilang, Willy Lee, namamu bukan Jack Brown
You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down
Kau si jahat yang menembak wanita yang kau cintai

Said yes oh yes my name is Willy Lee
Kuh jawab, ya, namaku Willy Lee
If you've got a warrant just a read it to me
Jika kau punya surat perintah, bacakan saja padaku
Shot her down because she made me slow
Aku menembaknya karena dia membuatku lambat
I thought I was her daddy but she had five more
Kupikir aku ayahnya, tapi dia punya lima yang lain

When I was arrested I was dressed in black
Ketika aku ditangkap, aku mengenakan pakaian hitam
put me on a train and they took me back
mereka menaruhku di kereta dan membawaku kembali
Had no friends for to go my bail
Tak ada teman untuk membayar jaminanku
they slapped my dried up carcass in that country jail
mereka memasukkan tubuhku yang kering ke penjara itu

Into the courtroom my trial began
Di ruang sidang, persidanganku dimulai
where I was handled by twelve honest men
di mana aku diadili oleh dua belas pria yang jujur
Just before the jury started out
Tepat sebelum juri mulai bersidang
I saw the little judge commenced to look about
aku melihat hakim kecil mulai melihat-lihat

In about five minutes in walked the man
Sekitar lima menit kemudian, masuklah seorang pria
holding the verdict in his right hand
yang membawa putusan di tangan kanannya
Verdict read in the first degree
Putusan dibacakan di tingkat pertama
I hollered Lowdy Lowdy have a mercy on me
Aku berteriak, Ya Tuhan, kasihanilah aku

The judge he smiled as he picked up his ben
Hakim tersenyum saat dia mengambil palunya
99 years in the San Quentin pen
99 tahun di penjara San Quentin
99 years underneath that ground
99 tahun di bawah tanah itu
I can't forget the day I shot my woman down
Aku tak bisa melupakan hari ketika aku menembak wanita yang kucintai

Come on you guys and listen unto me
Ayo kalian, dengarkan aku
lay off that liquor and let that transfusion be
jangan minum alkohol dan biarkan transfusi itu terjadi