Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard & Ben Haggard & Willie Nelson
Merle Haggard & Theresa Haggard
[Verse 1]
Early one morning while makin' my rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
Went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that lovin' forty-four beneath my head
[Verse 2]
Woke up next morning and I grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and away I run
Made a good run, but I run too slow
The overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico
[Verse 3]
Laid in a hot joint smokin' a deal
In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill
He said, "Willy Lee, your name is not Jack Brown
You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down"
[Verse 4]
Yes oh yes, my name is Willy Lee
If you got a warrant, just read it to me
I shot her down because she made me sore
I thought I was her daddy, but she had five more
[Verse 5]
When I was arrested, I was dressed in black
They put me on a train and took me back
Had no friend for to go my bail
They slapped my dried-up carcass in that Kern County Jail
[Verse 6]
Early next morning about half past nine
I spied that big old sheriff comin' down the line
He hacked and he coughed as he cleared his throat
Said, "Come on, you dirty hacker, to the district court"
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
In about five minutes, in walked a man
Holding the verdict in his right hand
"Guilty guilty in the first degree"
I hollered, "Someone please come sing them blues to me!"
[Verse 9]
The judge he smiled when he picked up his pen
Ninety-nine years in that San Quentin Pen
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
I'll never forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
[Outro]
Come on, get up and listen unto me
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
Cocaine Blues was written by T. J. Arnall.
Cocaine Blues was produced by Merle Haggard & Lou Bradley.