Oh Mama I'm in fear For my life from the long arm of the law Law man has put an end to my running And I'm so far from my home Oh Mama I can hear you are crying You're so scared and all alone Hangman is coming down From the gallows And I don't have very long The jig is up the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for a bounty Never more to go astray This'll be the end today Of the wanted man Oh Mama I've been years on the lam And had a high price on my head Lawman said Get him dead or alive And it's for sure he'll see me dead Dear Mama I can hear you crying You're so scared and all alone Hangman is comin' down From the gallows And I don't have very long The jig is up the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for a bounty Never more to go astray The judge will have revenge today On the wanted man Oh Mama I'm in fear for my life From the long arm of the law Hangman is coming down From the gallows And I don't have very long The jig is up the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for a bounty Never more to go astray This will be the end today Of the wanted man The wanted man And I don't wanna go Oh No Don't let them take me No No