Bad Man Blunder-The Kingston Trio

[ti:Bad Man Blunder] [ar:The Kingston Trio] [al:String Along] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.04]Bad Man Blunder - The Kingston Trio [00:01.27] [00:02.97]Written by：Lee Hays [00:03.67] [00:08.54]Well early one evenin' I was rolling around [00:10.99]I was feelin' kinda mean I shot a deputy down [00:13.71] [00:14.24]Strolled along home and I went to bed [00:16.54]Well I laid my pistol up under my head [00:19.56]He strolled along home [00:20.93]I took my time [00:22.19]And he went to bed [00:23.66]Thought I'd sleep some [00:24.50] [00:25.09]Laid his pistrol [00:26.52]Big 22 [00:27.80]Up under his head [00:29.44]I keep it handy [00:30.16] [00:33.38]Well early in the mornin' 'bout the break of day [00:36.06]I figured it was time to make a getaway [00:38.60] [00:39.14]Steppin' right along but I was steppin' too slow [00:41.60]Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico [00:44.40]Well he was steppin' right along [00:45.64]I were a hot footin' it [00:47.15]But he was steppin' too slow [00:48.61]It was a sultry day [00:49.86]Got surrounded by a sheriff [00:51.50]Boxed in [00:52.56]In Mexico [00:54.04]I didn't even have a chance to see the country [00:55.79] [00:58.19]When I was arrested well I didn't have a dime [01:01.07]The sheriff said 'son you're riding free this time [01:03.30] [01:03.84]'Where you're going you won't need a cent [01:06.50]'Cause the great state of texas gonna pay your rent [01:08.87] [01:09.40]'Cause where you're going [01:10.83]I think he means jail [01:12.08]You won't need a cent [01:13.56]Well he knows I'm broke [01:14.95]'Cause the great state of texas [01:16.52]Yippee [01:17.09] [01:17.74]Gonna pay your rent [01:19.17]I'm mighty grateful fellas [01:20.33] [01:23.17]Well I didn't have a key and I didn't have a file [01:26.21]Naturally I stayed around until my trial [01:28.88]Judge was an old man ninety three [01:31.50]And I didn't like the way the jury looked at me [01:33.90] [01:34.40]Well the judge was an old man [01:36.23]Too old [01:36.88] [01:37.53]Ninety three [01:38.59]Entirely too old [01:39.45] [01:39.99]I didn't like the way [01:41.25] [01:42.57]The jury looked at me [01:43.82] [01:44.48]I think they were suspicious [01:45.58] [01:47.17]The judge and jury they did agree [01:49.74]They all said murder in the first degree [01:52.66]The judge said same [01:53.86] [01:54.54]I dunno whether to hang you or not [01:56.34]But this here killin' of deputy sheriffs [01:58.07]Has just naturally got to stop' [01:59.72]You gotta point there judge [02:01.08] [02:02.62]It was a most unsatisfactory trial [02:05.16]They gave me ninety nine years on the hard rock pile [02:08.13]Ninety and nine on the hard rock ground [02:10.69]And all I ever did was shoot a deputy down [02:12.96] [02:13.51]Ninety and nine [02:14.82]It could have been life [02:15.99]On the hard rock pile [02:17.50]They might a hung me [02:18.35] [02:18.89]And all he ever did [02:21.39] [02:22.65]Was shoot a deputy down [02:30.01]This whole thing has sure been a lesson to me [02:32.89] [02:34.45]Bang you're dead