Hand me up my shotgun Maggie Mae The devil's come to take your boy away I've been spotted on the run But I'll be waiting when they come Hand me up my shotgun Maggie Mae
I was born a poor man's only son Ain't my fault I grew up on the run I did my time as a working man But fate kept bloodstains on my hands I was born a poor man's only son
CHORUS: When I'm dead, put me ten miles deep When I'm dead, put me ten miles deep Brother when you lay me down Down beneath the cold hard ground When I'm dead, put me ten miles deep
I keep my pistol by my head at night Lordy I can't seem to do no right My hometown they know my name Killed a man and won my fame Keep my pistol by my head at night
When I'm dead just put me ten miles deep When Jesus comes he won't disturb my sleep I knew it when they shot me down I felt the flames from underground When I'm dead just put me ten miles deep
CHORUS Brother when you lay me down Down beneath the cold hard ground When I'm dead, put me ten miles deep