It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
It 4 takes a worried man to sing a worried 1 song,
I'm worried 5 now, but I won't be worried 1 long.
I went across the river, and I laid down to sleep,... (×3)
When I woke up, had shackles on my feet.
I asked that judge, what's gonna be my fine,... (×3)
Twenty one years, on the Rocky Mountain line.
The train pulled in, sixteen coaches long,... (×3)
The girl I love, she's on that train and gone.