Oh mama, I'm in fear for my life From the long arm of the law Lawman has put an end to my runnin' And I'm so far from my home Oh mama, I can hear you a-cryin' You're so scared and all alone Hangman is comin' down from the gallows And I don't have very long The jig is up, the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for the bounty Nevermore to go astray This will be the end today of the wanted man Oh mama, I've been years on the lam And had a high price on my head Lawman said "Get him dead or alive" Now it's for sure he'll see me dead Yeah, mama, I can hear you cryin' You're so scared and all alone Hangman is comin' down from the gallows And I don't have very long The jig is up, the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for the bounty Nevermore to go astray The judge will have today on the wanted man Oh mama, I'm in fear for my life From the long arm of the law Hangman is comin' down from the gallows And I don't have very long The jig is up, the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for the bounty Nevermore to go astray This will be the end today of the wanted man The wanted man And I don't wanna go Mama, don't let them take me!