I had a song I taped off the radio back in the ‘70’s that was a great crime song, which I never knew the name of, nor have I heard it again.
A couple of lines went:
“two miles from the border, I fell down from my horse, I was too weak and tired, I could not ride no more. Jim just kept on riding, the gold was in his sack, I pulled my .44 boys, and shot him in the back.
“The sheriff’s men rode up on me, and took me back to town...they tied a rope around my neck, my feet was off the ground, they kicked away my footing, and I commenced to fall, my soul will burn in Hell, boys, for messin’ with the law.”
Great song!
Ed
"Messin' with the Law" - Wayne Erbsen"Messin' with the Law" (Lyrics - Wayne Erbsen) - from a book excerpt
Great that your song was found, must have made a real impression on you to have remembered it that well for so long,