Yeah, I rode with the James Gang When I was just nineteen The price on my head was legend Yeah such was my notoriety They call me Silver Dollar Silver Dollar that was me With those good old boys in the Whisky Jar Sometimes I'd ride for free Silver Dollar that was me Me and Jesus and Columbus And a good Wells Fargo spy Doomed and cold we'd dream alone In a rooming house of lies
And the sermon was a lie But Judas wore a Levi coat Had hungry mouths to feed My spurs and boot heels touched the stars And once more I was free My spurs and boot heels touched the stars And once more I was free Yeah I rode with the James Gang When I was just nineteen Navy coats and compa** ponies Took me straight to the hanging tree Once more I was free Once more I was free