Railroad Bill ought to be killed Never worked and he never will Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Railroad Bill done took my wife Threatened on me that he would take my life Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Goin' up on the mountain, take my stand .41 derringer in my right and left hand Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Goin' up on the mountain, goin' out west .41 derringer stickin' in my breast Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Buy me a gun just as long as my arm Kill evahbody ever done me wrong Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Buy me a gun with a shiny barrel Kill somebody 'bout my good-lookin' gal Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Got a .38 Special on a .44 frame How in the world can I miss him when I've got dead aim? Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Then I went to the doctor, asked him what the matter could be "If you don't stop drinkin', son, it'll kill you dead." Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Gonna drink my liquor, drink it in the wind Doctor said it kill me, but he never said when Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill If the river was brandy and I was a duck I'd sink to the bottom and I'd never come up Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Honey, honey, do you think I'm mean? Just because I'm livin' on porks and beans Now I'm gon' ridfe, my Railroad Bill The you talk about your honey, you oughta see mine She's hump-backed, bow-legged, crippled and blind Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Honey, honey, do you think I'm a fool? Think I'm gonna quit you while the weather is cool? Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Honey, honey, couldn't, what you mean? Goin' through the world, in my heart to steal Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill Goin' to the mountain, gravest thing Pull to the world in the Natchez Queen Now I'm gon' ride, my Railroad Bill