words and music by Woody Guthrie      Well, the new sheriff wrote me a letter   Yes, the new sheriff wrote me a letter   Come up and see me, dead or alive   Come up and see me, dead or alive      CHORUS 1:   Dead or alive, if s a hard road   It's a hard road, dead or alive      Well, he even sent me my picture   Yes, he even sent me my picture   How do I look, boys, dead or alive?   How do I look, boys, dead or alive? (Chorus I)      Well, he said he would pay expenses   Yes, he said he would pay expenses   Dead or alive, no thanks!   New sheriff, I'm a poor boy      CHORUS 2:   If s a hard road, dead or alive   Dead or alive, if s a hard road      Well, he said he would feed and do the me   Yes, he said he would feed and do the me   Dead or alive, no thanks!   New sheriff, I'm a poor boy (Chorus 2)      Well, I'm sorry but I can't come, sheriff   Yes, I'm sorry but I can't come, sheriff   Dead or alive, no thanks!   New sheriff, I'm a poor boy (Chorus 2)      I don't like your hard rock hotel   I don't like your hard rock hotel   Dead or alive, new sheriff   No thanks, I'm a poor boy (Chorus 2)      I gotta go down and see my little sweet thing f   Gonna go down and see my little sweet thing   Dead or alive, yes, Lord!   No thanks, new sheriff (Chorus 2)