Oh mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law

Lawman has put an end to my runnin'

And I'm so far from my home



Oh, Mama, I can hear you a cryin'

You're so scared and all alone

Hangman is comin' down from the gallows

And I don't have very long



The jig is up, the news is out, they finally found me

A renegade who had it made, retrieved for a bounty

Nevermore to go astray, this will be the end today

I'm a wanted man



Oh, Mama, I've been here on the lam

And had a high price on my head

Lawman said get dead or alive

I was for sure he'd shoot me dead.



Dear Mama, I can hear you a cryin'

You're so scared and all alone

Hangman is comin' dpwn from the galllows

And I don't have very long



The jig is up, the news is out, they finally found me

A renegade who had it made, retrieved for a bounty

Nevermore to go astray

This will be the end today

I'm a wanted man



I'm a wanted man



And I don't wanna go, No, No