When I was just a kid back in Abeline   I had to use a gun, well, for my own sake   I shot a man down when I was just eighteen   From that day they call me Shakey Jake      Shakey Jake, boy, what you gonna do   Texas Rangers coming after you   Here's the price you pay for one mistake   So get off the streets it's Shakey Jake      Mama says I was born under a bad sign   Well, I was looking for the chance to make or break   I cut my teeth on a branding iron   I'm the devil's own son, I'm Shakey Jake      Shakey Jake, boy, what you gonna do   Texas Rangers coming after you   Here's the price you pay for one mistake   So get off the streets it's Shakey Jake      I keep on the run, I travel by night I don't need anyone   But someone, one day, somewhere is gonna see me right      Dig a hole about six foot deep   Pray the Lord my soul to take   Don't want flowers and nobody's gonna weep   Here lies that outlaw, Shakey Jake      Shakey Jake, boy, what you gonna do   Texas Rangers coming after you   Here's the price you pay for one mistake   Get off the streets it's Shakey Jake      Shakey Jake, boy, what you gonna do   Texas Rangers coming after you   Here's the price you pay for one mistake   Get off the streets it's Shakey Jake