James Holladay was a working man    He made his living on the land    But living alone was too much to stand    So Jim found a woman to understand       Two years passed living in joy    When out of the blue came a baby boy    Just to keep up the family name    Mister Holladay said we'll call him little James       So you better run, run, run, run (Jim you gotta get away)    Jim, you gotta get away    You better better run, run, run, run (Jim you gotta get away)    Jim, you gotta get away    You better better run, run, run, run (Jim you gotta get away)    Jim, you gotta get away (Jim you gotta get away)       Little James became a working man    He followed his pa right across the land    At the end of the day when his work was done    He'd sit and watch the setting southern sun       Nineteen years had come and gone    Little Jimmy had grown up big and strong    He didn't know that his time had come    When they handed him a shiny black gun       So his pa said, run, run, run, run, run, run (Jim you gotta get away)    Jim, you gotta getaway    So you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run (Jim you gotta get away)    Jim, you gotta get away    So you better run, run, run, run, run (Jim you gotta get away)    Jim, you gotta get away (Jim you gotta get away)       Run, run, run, run, run, run (Jim you gotta get away)    Jim, you gotta getaway    You better better run, run, run, run, run, run (Jim you gotta get away)    Jim, you gotta get away    You better better run, run, run, run, run, run (Jim you gotta get away)    Jim, you gotta get away    (fade)