Oh, today I shot Ramona, Ma   She ain't gonna cheat on me    Two years, I've been searchin' for her    Two years, she's been free      Well, I found her in a dance hall in Laredo    And she told me that she wanted only me   And I held her in my arms the way I used to    But when morning came she begged me to set her free       Oh, today I shot Ramona, Ma    She ain't gonna cheat on me    Two years, I've been searchin' for her    Two years, she's been free      Well. I tried and tried to ride away and leave her    With my head hung low, teardrops filled my eye   I rode back to town and found her with a drifter   And I knew right then Ramona had to die      Oh, today I shot Ramona, Ma    She ain't gonna cheat on me    Two years, I've been searchin' for her    Two years, she's been free      Well, I'm writing you this letter from Laredo    And tonight I'll ride across the Rio Grande    If I never live to see another sunrise    You know, I loved her   Ma, I hope you understand      Oh, today I shot Ramona, Ma   She ain't gonna cheat on me   Two years, I've been searchin' for her    Two years, she's been free      Oh, today I shot Ramona, Ma   She ain't gonna cheat on me    Two years, I've been searchin' for her    Two years, she's been free