He prayed upon the bad ones so wide was spread his fame   From Houston up to Calgary the folks all knew his name   He was the toughest cowboy ever worked the rodeo   This man that they call Oklahoma Joe      His wins were tremendous and the crowds would gather round   The whisky flowed like water when his party came to town   It was the ramblin' life that he loved so   This man that they call Oklahoma Joe      The sands of time were winnin' mighty Joe would not give in   Heavy was the toll he'd pay to lead his life of sin   At the big one down in Cheyenne he got throwed   This man that they call Oklahoma Joe      A silence fell upon the crowd as Joe rose to his feet   At last there lived an outlaw might Joe could not defeat   And gone was all the glory he loved so   This man that they call Oklahoma Joe      On the sidewalks of Milwaukee where the winter wind is cold   His noble spirit broken and his body weak and old   In the mornin' light they found him lyin' dead upon the snow   This man that they call Oklahoma Joe      Take warnin' young cowboy turn back for its too late   Your sin will be recorded in that talley book of fate   You'll die and let the devil take your soul   Like this man that they call Oklahoma Joe