Believe I'll take me a walk, around the corner by myself Believe I'll take me a walk, around the corner by myself And if I can't find my baby, I don't want nobody else She went out last night, and she didn't even say goodbye She went out last night, and she didn't even say goodbye How come she left me, Lord I really don't know why Now I'm going out this morning, my forty‐five in my hand Now I'm going out this morning, my forty‐five in my hand Now I'm going to kill my woman, for loving another man Then I'm going to the judge, and I'm going to fall down on my knees Then I'm going to the judge, and I'm going to fall down on my knees Ask him please fair judge, have mercy on me please Judge I done killed my woman, because she treated me so unkind Judge I done killed my woman, because she treated me so unkind Treated me so unkind, till I swear I lost my mind Well it's please please please, don't send me to the electric chair Well it's please please please, don't send me to the electric chair Just give me my time, and I'll try to do it anywhere When I'm dead and gone, and six feet in the ground When I'm dead and gone, and six feet in the ground You can only say, there's a good man has gone down Oh it looks mighty cloudy, and I believe it's going to rain Oh it looks mighty cloudy, and I believe it's going to rain I just love to hear, my baby call my name