Sweet William

I'll tell you a story that happened to me

How I lost my lover, how sad I will be

It was early one evening, I'd just gotten home

Heard my wife talkin' with William Malone

"Sweet William, I love you," I heard her say

"By this time tomorrow, we'll be far away"

I walked up and grabbed her by her golden hair

Pulled out my pistol, shot my lady fair

"I'm sorry," cried William, "Don't take my life"

But my bullets ripped through him, he fell by my wife

Now I'm down in prison, got a number, no name

Sunrise tomorrow, I must die in chains