What Was Your Name In The States?

What was your name in the states?
Was it Johnson or Thompson or Bates?
Did you murder your wife
then fly for your life?
Say what was your name in the states?

What did you do to her?
Was it something like bloody murder?
Was it something you can bet
you'll always regret?
Say what did you do to her?

What did you do with her corpse?
Did you feed it to your horse?
Was it on hallowed ground
or an alley in town?
Say what did you do with her corpse?

Can you hear the sirens growing near?
Can you hear them
with your murderous ear?
I think you'd better run
in your three-quarter ton
Say can you hear the sirens growing near?

Can you hear the sirens growing near?
I think you'd better run from here
before I hand them your life
for my sister your wife
Say can you hear the sirens growing near?

Quillan Roe: Guitar, Vocal
Mike Brady: Banjo
Jeff Tranberry: Bass
Dan Gerber: Washboard