Intro :
I am a loneso me ho bo
Witho ut f amily o r fr iends
W here an other man's l ife m ight begin
T hat's exa ctly where m ine e nds
I h ave t ried my hand a t br ibery
B lackm ail and d ecei t
A nd I 've served t ime for e veryt hing
'Cept b eggin' o n the s treet
W ell o nce I was rat her p rosperous
There w as n othing I d id l ack
I h ad f ourteen-kara t go ld in my mouth
A nd s ilk upon m y ba ck
But I did not trust my bro ther
I car ried him to bla me
W hich l ed me t o my f atal d oom
To w ander o ff in s hame
K ind l adies and k ind g entlemen
Soo n I will be gon e
B ut l et me j ust w arn you all
B efor e I do pa ss on
S tay f ree from pett y je alousies
Liv e by no ma n's co de
A nd h old your j udgment f or yours elf
Lest you w ind up o n this r oad