La la la la la la la la (etc.)      Gather you all and listen here   I'll tell you a tale if you lend me an ear   I rode a horse through many a town   But the devil rode me down to the ground   I was to marry a very rich girl   I loved her as only I can   But the father was shot and his gold was stoled   And now I'm the devil's man, na na na   And now I sing a tale of woe   Through the bars of the county jail, na la la la la la la la la la      La la la la la la la la (etc.)      I walked into the room one night   I found her mother and gun   Well, the man was dead and I kneeled and cried   The sheriff ran in and said "I'm holding you, son"      La la la la la la la la (etc.)      Through the day I sing and play   For time is on my side   But when the moon and stars come out   I lay me down and cry   For the Saviour, mar I lied   Now I will not have a ride   Beside the window the scaffold was made   On the morrow I will hang...      La la la la la la la la (etc.)