Mama never understood what itÔÇÖs like for a losinÔÇÖ man.
When her number-one son goes bad playinÔÇÖ cards with the devilÔÇÖs hand.
Boy, Daddy got real sick so quick ******* never understand.
I was the one who got good with the gun, took the money from the rich manÔÇÖs hand.
Gimme some water!
ÔÇÿCause I shot a man on the Mexican border.
Cool, cool water
Gimme some water.
I need a little water
Jimmy grew up so fast, then he met me at the pass one day,
Said, ÔÇ£YouÔÇÖre a wanted man ÔÇô Take your brotherÔÇÖs hand ÔÇô
IÔÇÖd be runninÔÇÖ with you anyway.ÔÇØ
So we rode late in the night like the fires of the desert sand
Till one day the posse caught us ÔÇÿcause the sherriff always gets his man.
Gimme some water!
ÔÇÿCause I killed a man on the Mexican border.
Cool, cool water
I need a little water
Oh, Jeez, I just canÔÇÖt loose my hands!
IÔÇÖve run just as fast as my legs can!
But, Lord, I got no room to run!
ShouldnÔÇÖt a done what I did with that there gun!
Hey, hey, yeah!
Gimme some water!
ÔÇÿCause I killed a man on the Mexican border.
Cool, cool water
Cant you see that long white rope
HanginÔÇÖ from the hangmanÔÇÖs tree?
Take the restless horse ÔÇô tie my hands, of course -
Tell my mother that IÔÇÖm finally free.
Let me die like a man no one understands ÔÇô
Let me pray ÔÇô Let a poor man pray!
Smack that horse in the ass.
With my last, dyinÔÇÖ gasp, my brother could hear me say,
ÔÇ£Gimme some water!ÔÇØ
ÔÇÿCause I shot a man on the Mexican border.
Cool, cool water
Gimme some water.
Gimme some water!
ÔÇÿCause I shot a man on the Mexican border.
Cool, cool water
Gimme some water!
Gimme some water!
ÔÇÿCause I shot a man on the Mexican border.
Cool, cool water
Gimme some water!
Gimme some water!
ÔÇÿCause I killed a man on the Mexican border.
Cool, sweet water
Gimme some water!
