They say I shot Montgomery Shot him in the chest It never went to trial Montgomery confessed They say possession is still Nine-tenths of the law Well what possessed you To ask me who shot John Eddy got probation Went out and robbed a bank While out at the end of Jackson Fatty walked the plank I can hear him laughing still On the seventh floor Eddy wrote me a letter And asked me who shot John Eddy dropped a kite from prison Told me who shot John I went out last Sunday Ran into Cyril He said I seen your friend Johnny Out running with your girl They were in the backseat So I climbed into the front And in all of the commotion Tell me who shot John There wasn't anybody there To witness who shot John