Intro :
I f you ever go to Houston
Better walk righ t
Keep your hands in your pocket s
And your gun belt tig ht
I f you're asking for trouble
I f you're looking for a fight
I f you ever go to Houston
B oy you better walk right
I f you're ever down there
O n back near Lamar
Y ou better watch out for
T he man with the shining star
B etter know where you're going
O r stay where you are
I f you're ever down there
O n back near Lamar
W ell I know these streets
I 've been here before
I nearly got killed here
D uring the Mexican War
S omething always
K eeps me coming back for more
I know these streets
I 've been here before
I f you ever go to Dallas
S ay hello to Mary Ann
S ay I'm still looking along the trigger
H anging on the best I can
I f you see her sister Lucy
S ay I'm sorry I'm not there
T ell her other sister Betsy
t o pray the sinner's prayer
I got a restless fever
burnin' in my br ain
Got to keep right forward
can't spoil the game
T he same way I'll leave here
will be the way that I came
G ot a restless fever
burnin' in my brain
M ister policeman
c an you help me find my gal'
L ast time I saw her
w as at the Magnolia Motel
I f you help me find her
y ou can be my pal
M ister policeman can you help me
f ind my gal'
I f you ever go to Austin
F ort Worth or San Antone
F ind the barrooms I got lost
i n and send my memories home
P ut my tears in a bottle
s crew the top on tight
I f you ever go to Houston
b oy you'd better walk right