Eh, liquor and a gun caused me to ache and pain Eh, liquor and a gun caused me with this achin' pain And they give me six to twenty years on DeKalb County gang And I'll tell all you people, that ain't no place to go And I'll tell all you people, that ain't no place to go Well, they treat you cruel, dog you from morning to night Well, they beat me and they slashed me, .45 in my side Well, and they beat me and they slashed me, .45 in my side I got dry from hot, mama, workin' all day long Bring the rings, chains from around my leg Take these rings and chains from around my leg But I b'lieve, be long, they's gonna kill me dead