"Oh h elp me in my weakness"
I heard the d rifter s ay
as they c arried him from the courtroom
And were taking h im aw ay.
"My t rip hasn't been a pleasant one
and my time it i sn't l ong
and I still do not know
What it was that I 've done w rong."
Well t he judge he cast his robe aside
a tear came t o his e ye
"You f ail to understand" he said
"Why must you e ven t ry?"
Outs ide the crowd was stirring
You could hear it f rom the d oor.
Inside the judge was stepping down
While the jury c ried for m ore.
"Oh s top that cursed jury"
Cried the atte ndant and the n urse
"The t rial was bad enough
But this is t en times w orse."
Just t hen a bolt of lightning
Struck the courthouse o ut of s hape
and while ev'rybody knelt to pray
The drifter d id es cape.